MADISON, Wisconsin, Nov. 8 -- Clean Wisconsin issued the following news release: There is no question a long list of federal environmental protections and programs will be rolled back, diminished, or dismantled during the next presidential administration. This list potentially includes erasing new drinking water standards for toxic PFAS 'forever chemicals,' pulling funding intended to help cities and towns across the country replace lead service pipes, scaling back federal protections for wetla  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Nov. 8 -- FFRF Action Fund, an organization that says it develops and advocates for legislation, regulations and government programs to preserve the constitutional principle of separation between state and church, issued the following news: FFRF Action Fund is celebrating the good news from Election Day (and, yes, there's some good news): Seven states across the nation voted to protect abortion rights. Ten states had abortion referenda on their ballots, the most abortion r  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Nov. 7 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release: Photo by Laura Rivera on Unsplash The Freedom From Religion Foundation is insisting that Byron Center Public School Board members stop imposing at board meetings their personal religious beliefs on district students, parents and community members. A concerned Byron Center Public Schools community member has informed the state/church watchdog that on Oct. 7 during a school  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Nov. 7 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release: Watch the teaser here. An expert who has done decades of research on school voucher programs asserts on Freedom From Religion Foundation's latest TV show episode that they are harming our education system. Josh Cowen is a professor of education policy at Michigan State University. He's written about education, politics, school choice and culture wars for The Hechinger Rep  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: Milwaukee, WISCONSIN -- The Wisconsin Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved an increase for We Energies residential rates by 13-14%. We Energies proposed a 19% increase. As the most profitable utility in the state, this rate increase continues to reward We Energies for bad decisions, such as past investments in fossil fuels. As We Energies continues to propose new gas plants, the PSC deserves  more