MEA and Partners Receive Community Change-Maker Award for PFAS Work
MEA is honored to be recognized by Community Shares of Wisconsin as a recipient of the 2026 Community Change-Maker Award for our work to address PFAS contamination. We share the award with our partners at River Alliance of Wisconsin and Wisconsin Conservation Voices. We invite you to celebrate with us on September 17!
Victory at the Supreme Court: The Spills Law Decision
In June, the Wisconsin Supreme Court sided with MEA and our clients in a legal dispute over the ability of the Department of Natural Resources to protect Wisconsinites from toxic environmental pollution under the state’s Spills Law. Join us for this webinar to learn about the case and what it can teach us about environmental protection in Wisconsin.
Victory! State Supreme Court Strikes Down Legislative Interference with Clean Water Protections
In a landmark decision today, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that legislative committee vetoes of administrative rules violate the state constitution. The ruling as a major victory for environmental protection and democratic accountability.
MEA Secures Legal Victory in Fight to Protect Wisconsinites from Toxic Pollution
For more than four years, MEA fought to make sure Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce didn’t succeed in gutting a law that keeps Wisconsinites safe from exposure to toxic contamination. Our legal fight went all the way to the State Supreme Court, and today we won!
Trump Promises Action on PFAS, But Actions Speak Louder than Words
In this commentary, MEA Executive Director Tony Wilkin explains what impact the Trump EPA’s actions will—and won’t—have on our ability to address PFAS here in Wisconsin and why Republicans in the Legislature should think twice about standing in the way of progress.
State Supreme Court to Hear Oral Arguments in WMC Toxic Pollution Case on Jan 14
On January 14, the Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a case that could have far-reaching implications for the state’s ability to protect Wisconsinites from toxic environmental pollution.
MEA Clients Urge Wisconsin Supreme Court to Reject Attempt by WMC to Undermine State’s Spills Law
Madison, WI—On Friday, November 15, Midwest Environmental Advocates (MEA) filed an amicus, or ‘friend of the court’ brief with the Wisconsin Supreme Court in a case that could have far-reaching implications for the ability of the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to address toxic PFAS contamination and other hazardous substances under Wisconsin’s Spills Law. The […]
Supreme Court Agrees to Take WMC Toxic Pollution Case
Today, the Wisconsin Supreme Court announced it will hear a case about the ability of the DNR to address toxic PFAS contamination under Wisconsin’s Spills Law. The court’s decision could have far-reaching implications for the state’s ability to protect Wisconsinites from toxic environmental pollution.
WI Supreme Court Ruling Curtails Legislative Interference in Conservation Funding Decisions
Today, the Wisconsin Supreme Court issued an important ruling in a case called Evers v. Marklein. The decision curtails the power of the legislature to block how the executive branch implements laws that authorize the expenditure of funds, including grants for conservation projects.
Environmental and Public Health Groups Call on Governor to Veto Pro-Polluter PFAS Bill
More than a dozen Wisconsin environmental and public health groups joined MEA in sending a joint letter urging Governor Evers to veto Senate Bill 312, a PFAS bill that fails to deliver much-needed aid to communities impacted by PFAS contamination and ultimately leaves those communities worse off by letting polluters off the hook for their fair share of cleanup costs.