Clean Wisconsin

Wisconsin's AI data center developements come with real, quantifiable health harms. “We don't think that the data centers we are seeing in our state right now are good for our health, are good for our climate, are good for the environment, and we're going to push back against that type of development.” -Clean Wisconsin Energy and Air Manager Ciaran Gallagher

Resident voices concern over potential pollution from new data center An analysis done by Clean Wisconsin is finding the center will be adding pollutants to the air which could impact the health of residents.

A Wisconsin circuit court has ordered Enbridge Energy to halt pipeline construction at certain locations while it reviews a lawsuit challenging state regulatory approvals for the Canadian energy giant’s controversial plan to build a new 41-mile segment of its Line 5 oil pipeline around the Bad River Reservation in northern Wisconsin.

"The court’s decision to limit construction activities recognizes the seriousness of the legal issues before it. The record developed during the hearing shows that the DNR failed to comply with state law and its obligation to protect our wetlands and waterways. The judicial review process is essential to correcting those errors and ensuring environmental standards are properly applied." — Clean Wisconsin Attorney Evan Feinauer

Read more: https://www.cleanwisconsin.org/circuit-court-issues-order-limiting-pipeline-construction-while-lawsuit-over-line-5-permits-moves-forward/

Thank you to everyone who came to our data chat at Kuumba Juice & Coffee in Milwaukee's Harambee neighborhood last week!

There's no shortage of data that shows how low-income communities and communities of color are disproportionately exposed to environmental hazards. But more often than not, that information is inaccessible and difficult to access. Our environmental health initiative aims to eliminate those roadblocks and give residents a better understanding of the environmental health risks affecting our communities.

Big thanks to our partners at Data You Can Use, the Harambee ECO Neighborhood team, the Milwaukee Environmental Collaboration Office - ECO, and all of the community members who are helping guide our effort to make environmental health data easier to understand.