Victory at the Supreme Court: The Spills Law Decision

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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. The case was brought by Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce in 2021, and for more than four years, we fought to make sure WMC didn’t succeed in gutting the Spills Law. The court’s decision was a clear rejection of WMC’s pro-polluter agenda and a major legal victory for the health and wellbeing of the people of Wisconsin! Join us for this webinar to learn about the case and what it can teach us about environmental protection in Wisconsin. A short presentation will be followed by a panel discussion and an open Q & A.

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