Senate Vote to Reject Four NRB Appointees Puts Politics Ahead of Environment and Public Health
Today, the Wisconsin State Senate voted to reject four of Governor Tony Evers’ appointees to the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board, including the first tribal member and the first woman of color ever appointed to the board. The rejection of four eminently qualified appointees brings a new level of partisan dysfunction to a part of government that is supposed to work for all of us.
Embattled Natural Resources Official Fred Prehn Resigns
Nearly two years after Governor Evers appointed his replacement, Fred Prehn will finally step down. Meanwhile, a Dane County judge is considering evidence in a pending lawsuit MEA filed against Prehn for violating Wisconsin’s Public Records Law.
Natural Resources Board Votes to Move Forward with PFAS Standards for Groundwater
In a win for MEA and our clients, the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board has allowed a regulatory effort to move forward that will protect Wisconsin communities from toxic PFAS pollution.
MEA Asks Court to Find that Natural Resources Official Violated Public Records Law
In a hearing today, MEA asked a Dane County Circuit Court to find that Fred Prehn violated the Wisconsin Public Records Law after it was discovered that Prehn had improperly withheld dozens of communications about his refusal to step down from the NRB. Judge Everett Mitchell indicated that a written decision would be issued soon.
Court Decision Allows MEA Lawsuit Against NRB Member Frederick Prehn to Move Forward
Today, a Dane County judge ruled in favor of MEA when he rejected a motion by Fred Prehn to dismiss a lawsuit against him. Our lawsuit asks the court to enforce the Public Records Law by compelling Prehn to turn over all communications related to his refusal to step down from the Natural Resources Board after his term expired.