Join MEA and the Sierra Club to learn more about the growing fight to shut down Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline. This tar sands pipeline traverses the Great Lakes and poses a threat to climate, water, treaty rights and tribal sovereignty.
Panelists include MEA attorney Anya Janssen, Sierra Club’s David Holtz, Bad River tribal elder Joe Bates, and Bad River member Philomena Kebec.
The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board will meet on September 23 in Sturgeon Bay. We’re asking you to attend — in person or via Zoom — and urge the Board to take action to revoke Enbridge’s reroute construction permit. If you aren’t able to attend the meeting, you can submit a written comment.
Midwest Environmental Advocates (MEA) and the River Alliance of Wisconsin (RAW) are jointly seeking a Development and Administrative Assistant. The individual will be a part-time, hourly employee of both organizations. Hours per week between the two organizations are expected to range from 20-24 hours. For priority consideration, apply by September 27, 2026.
Wisconsin environmental regulators are warning Enbridge they are prepared to take enforcement action over unauthorized pipeline construction in the wake of a massive natural gas liquids spill. It’s time for the Evers Administration to take decisive action by revoking the permits for the reroute.
Today, a Milwaukee County Circuit Court dismissed a trespassing citation issued to MEA client Paul Florsheim for walking along the Lake Michigan shoreline in the Village of Shorewood. The court found that Mr. Florsheim’s walk was a protected activity under the public trust doctrine and that the Village could not enforce its trespass ordinance against him.
A new documentary film brings viewers into the lives of 15 young Wisconsinites who are suing the state over climate change. They share what they love about the places they call home, what they hope to protect, and why they believe they deserve a chance to defend their health and future in court.
MEA clients in Pierce County have won a major victory in a three-year fight to protect their community from the impacts of a major expansion at Ridge Breeze Dairy. On August 24, an administrative law judge ruled that a DNR permit allowing the farm to expand its herd to more than 6,000 cows failed to ensure compliance with Wisconsin’s groundwater quality standards.
