News Clips - Environment - The Hamilton Consulting Group

Wisconsin data center boom will demand massive water, energy

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, April 9, 2026

Wisconsin city passes nation’s first anti-data center referendum

Politico, April 8, 2026

Evers signs PFAS bills into law, releasing $133M to address contamination

Wisconsin Public Radio, April 7, 2026

DNR Secretary says work ongoing to set up programs to address PFAS in Wisconsin

Wisconsin Public Radio, March 26, 2026

DNR oversight of industrial farm permits plagued by low staff levels

The Capital Times, March 19, 2026

Senate inaction means Knowles-Nelson stewardship program likely ending

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, March 19, 2026

Wisconsin Senate unanimously passes PFAS legislation

Wisconsin Examiner, March 17, 2026

Fate of Knowles-Nelson conservation program goes to Senate this week

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, March 16, 2026

Why Eau Claire is building the state’s largest PFAS treatment facility

Spectrum News 1, March 11, 2026

Senate committee unanimously backs PFAS compromise

WisPolitics, March 6, 2026

Algae is a ‘little vacuum’ for microplastics. Midwest scientists think it could clean up the problem

Wisconsin Public Radio, March 6, 2026

Despite US climate retreat, Bayfield County is making millions from carbon credits

Wisconsin Public Radio, March 3, 2026

Land deal expands popular Wisconsin state park as Stewardship program remains in limbo

Wisconsin Public Radio, March 5, 2026

Governor Evers approves new statewide changes to PFAS standards

WAOW, March 2, 2026

Why a lack of support is stalling a Wisconsin Senate vote to reauthorize the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program

Spectrum News 1, February 23, 2026

Assembly unanimously backs PFAS compromise before adjourning

WisPolitics, February 20, 2026

Senate stalls vote on Knowles-Nelson land program as talks continue

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, February 18, 2026

Budget committee approves amendments to Knowles-Nelson reauthorization bill

Wisconsin Examiner, February 16, 2026

Bills limiting land acquisition for Knowles-Nelson stewardship program receive Senate hearing

Wisconsin Examiner, February 4, 2026

Natural Resources Board approves standards for PFAS in drinking water

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, January 28, 2026

Wisconsin lawmakers still at odds over funding the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program

Spectrum News 1, January 26, 2026

Assembly passes bill to pause funding for Knowles-Nelson land buys

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, January 22, 2026

Gov. Tony Evers and GOP lawmakers say a deal is within reach on addressing PFAS

Wisconsin Public Radio, January 21, 2026

Rothschild’s new facility brings down PFAS in drinking water to undetectable levels

WAOW, January 20, 2026

Gov. Evers, DNR Announce $484 Million to Improve Wastewater Infrastructure for Wisconsinites in 82 Municipalities

Office of the Governor, January 8, 2026

High PFAS levels in Wisconsin eaglets may reduce their ability to fend off illness

Wisconsin Public Radio, January 7, 2026

Wisconsin community beset with PFAS getting $40M for new water system

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, January 7, 2026

What to know about Wisconsin Democrats’ climate change agenda

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, December 22, 2025

Republicans attack ‘strawman’ Knowles-Nelson for land conservation

Wisconsin Examiner, December 22, 2025

Wisconsin senators hold public hearing on bill to warn of contaminated groundwater

Wisconsin Examiner, December 18, 2025

Bad River Band sues Army Corps of Engineers over Enbridge pipeline permit approval

Wisconsin Examiner, December 16, 2025

County Seeks to Sue PFAS Producers, Oil Companies

Urban Milwaukee, December 10, 2025

Wisconsin’s cuts to environmental funding were among nation’s highest, report says

Wisconsin Public Radio, December 12, 2025

Wisconsin moves to require lead pipes replaced by 2037

Wisconsin Public Radio, December 11, 2025

GOP bill would ban local ‘rights of nature’ ordinances

Wisconsin Public Radio, December 10, 2025

Wisconsin reviews registration of EPA-approved pesticides that are said to contain PFAS

Wisconsin Public Radio, December 9, 2025

‘Just don’t kill it’: Wisconsin land trusts face 2026 expiration of Knowles-Nelson stewardship fund

Wisconsin Examiner, December 9, 2025

Latest state aid making clean water projects possible for smaller Wisconsin communities

Wisconsin Public Radio, December 4, 2025

Tyco Fire Products, Wisconsin near settlement in long-running PFAS suit

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, December 4, 2025

Wisconsin bill promotes soybean-based firefighting foam to replace PFAS

Wisconsin Public Radio, December 1, 2025

Early study results show landfill runoff in Wisconsin has high PFAS levels

Wisconsin Public Radio, December 1, 2025

Water quality rule finalized as Republicans, business groups complain about process

Wisconsin Examiner, December 1, 2025

Wisconsin water quality rule finalized amid feud between Evers, GOP leaders

Wisconsin Public Radio, November 25, 2025

Goeben blasts move to publish surface water quality rule as ‘rule by king’

WisPolitics, November 24, 2025

WMC lawsuit aims to protect ‘innocent landowners’ from having to clean contamination

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, November 20, 2025

More than $282 million designated to improve drinking water in the state, says Gov. Evers, DNR

WMTV, November 18, 2025

Does Wisconsin have laws regulating data centers? What to know about the latest projects, environmental concerns

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, November 13, 2025

Assembly committee deadlocks on bill to save stewardship program

Wisconsin Examiner, November 13, 2025

Cleanup of PFAS could cost Wisconsin billions, regulators and lawmakers say

Wisconsin Public Radio, November 12, 2025

Could soybeans take PFAS out of fighting fires? Wisconsin bill promotes a new foam

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, November 11, 2025