Wisconsin SB 1086 – Solar on sand mines
April 11th, 2022
Wisconsin folks, call your legislators! Support this bill!
https://legis.wisconsin.gov/
Why? Wisconsin has a “brownfield” bill, but Public Service Commissioners IGNORE the requirement that energy infrastructure be built on brownfields:
(d) Except as provided under par. (e), the commission shall approve an application filed under par. (a) 1. for a certificate of public convenience and necessity only if the commission determines all of the following:
8. For a large electric generating facility, brownfields, as defined in s. 238.13 (1) (a), are used to the extent practicable.
Despite this clear requirement, they acknowledge it, laugh about it, and dismiss it without consideration, and instead site on prime and protected agricultural land.
So YES! This, something I’ve been advocating for, for YEARS!
PFAS in La Crosse
March 11th, 2021
There’s been a lot of talk landing in my inbox these days about the PFAS mess in the surface and ground water around the La Crosse Regional Airport, affecting private and public wells.
The City of La Crosse has sued:
PFAS? Welcome to our world in Minnesota:
That settlement was for $850 million, “settled” in 2018, but I think it was too little and too soon.
Meanwhile, La Crosse, WI is taking this seriously, and the City of La Crosse has sued the handful of those making and marketing and selling PFAS:
City Of La Crosse Files Lawsuit Calling Out 23 Companies For PFAS Contamination
And the City of La Crosse’s page:
Well Water Testing Around the La Crosse Regional Airport
More articles:
La Crosse files lawsuit against 23 chemical manufacturers over PFAS contamination
Grant Co. Solar Rebuttal Testimony
January 31st, 2021
Better get this Rebuttal Testimony posted, as it’s almost time for Surrebuttal Testimony! To look at all the filings in the Grant County Solar docket GO HERE TO PSC DOCKET LOOK-UP and search for docket 9804-CE-100.
Grant County Intervenors Rebuttal Testimony:
NextEra Rebuttal Testimony:
Public Service Commission Staff Rebuttal Testimony – NONE!
Dept. of Natural Resources Rebuttal Testimony – NONE!
RENEW Wisconsin Rebuttal Testimony