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Wisconsin environmental and agricultural groups will partner to push for clean water, thriving farms New coalition will advocate for significant policy changes to protect lakes, rivers, and groundwater and support farmers. Farmland in western Wisconsin. (Greg Seitz, St. Croix 360) Four environmental and agricultural groups are coming together to advocate for meaningful state-level policy changes that support clean water and resilient farms. Clean Wisconsin, the Dairy Business Association, The Nature Conservancy in Wisconsin, and Wisconsin Land and Water Conservation Association announced the partnership today at a virtual press conference. “The challenges facing our drinking water and farming community demand innovative solutions. While not always on the same side of policy debates, our groups have had a long history of advocating for these issues,” Mark Redsten, president & CEO of Clean Wisconsin, said. “We’re working together because it’s time we re ....
Groups seek significant state funding to support clean water Written By: Danielle Kaeding / Wisconsin Public Radio | 8:56 pm, Dec. 16, 2020 × Environmental and farm groups are joining forces to lobby the state for significant funding to support farms across Wisconsin and protect drinking water, but they stopped short of putting a price tag on their request. The partnership includes the Dairy Business Association (DBA), Clean Wisconsin, The Nature Conservancy in Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Land and Water Conservation Association. The groups are proposing a bigger investment to ensure clean drinking water statewide. They outlined four guiding principles to improve water quality that touch on well testing and replacement, changes to the state s concentrated animal feeding operations permitting program, supporting land conservation and improving efforts to address farm runoff. ....