Biden Administration fails to defend tribal sovereignty in amicus brief, puts Wisconsin's waters at risk
April 11, 2024
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) weighed in for the first time on a legal challenge brought by the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa against Enbridge, whose Line 5 pipeline has been trespassing on the Band’s reservation for more than a decade.
READConservation voters applaud Gov. Evers for vetoing poison pill PFAS bill; Polluter loophole and absence of funding undermined public health
Wisconsin Conservation Voters applauds Gov. Tony Evers for vetoing Senate Bill 312, which would have created a polluter loophole and undermined the DNR’s authority while also not appropriating any funding for PFAS.
READWisconsin Conservation Voters announces endorsements for 2024 Spring Election
MADISON – Wisconsin Conservation Voters is proud to announce its endorsements for the 2024 Spring Election.
READConservation voters laud new legislative maps
Gov. Tony Evers signed into law new legislative district maps today. These new maps will help rectify more than a decade of GOP-gerrymandering for many Wisconsin communities.
READWisconsin Conservation Voters endorses local candidates for the February Primary election
Wisconsin Conservation Voters is releasing its first round of endorsements for the Spring Primary Election on Feb. 20 with a slate of three city council candidates, all facing competitive primaries.
READNew PFAS legislation would allow critical PFAS groundwater standards to progress
MADISON –Today Sen. Brad Pfaff and Rep. Jill Billings introduced LRB 5764. The legislation would exempt PFAS groundwater standards from the 2017 REINS act.
READWisconsin Conservation Voters applauds the Wisconsin Supreme Court in ruling in favor of fair maps and a representative democracy for all Wisconsinites.
We are excited about the opportunity this ruling presents to establish legislative districts that are fair and allow people to have a voice in a representative democracy.
READSenate Republicans fail Wisconsinites on safe drinking water
Despite months of feedback from their constituents, Senate Republicans passed a version of SB 312 that puts polluters before impacted community members.
READSharon Adams, Dylan Jennings, Sandra Dee Naas, and Jim VandenBrook should have been confirmed to the Natural Resources Board
Today, 21 republicans in the State Senate voted against Sharon Adams, Dylan Jennings, Sandra Dee Naas, and Jim VandenBrook, who were appointed to the Natural Resources Board by Gov. Evers.
READWisconsin Conservation Voters supports WEC Administrator Meagan Wolfe
Wisconsin Conservation Voters supports WEC Administrator Meagan Wolfe and her work and recognize her reputation as one of our nation’s highly respected election officials.
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