WGF Work Product (public comments, testimony, press)
Big Tech Unchecked – A Toolkit for Community Action around Data Centers
New Publication: Hyperscale Data Centers in Wisconsin – Big Tech Unchecked – a toolkit for community action
Hyperscale Data Centers in Wisconsin – Big Tech Unchecked: A toolkit for community action. Published December 2025.
In fall 2025, Wisconsin’s Green Fire (WGF), collaborated with Sierra Club of Wisconsin, Midwest Environmental Advocates, …
Read More >WGF Recommendations for the North Central Forest Draft Regional Master Plan
Old growth white pine shelterwood, Board of Commissioners of Public Land, 40 acres east of Upper Post Lake, Langlade County. Photo by Ron Eckstein.
WGF Recommendations for the North Central Forest Draft Regional Master Plan
WGF Recommendations: North Central Forest Draft Regional Master Plan, Dec. 3, 2025, p.1.
In early December 2025, Wisconsin’s …
Read More >State Capitol Panel on Why Forestry and Forest Products Matter to Wisconsin
Paul Heinen, WGF’s Policy Director (second from left) speaks on the October 20, 2025 panel at the State Capitol, “Why Forestry and Forest Products Matter to Wisconsin” during Forest Products Week.
Forest Products Week started October 20, 2025 in Wisconsin. As a kick-off event for Forest Products Week, Paul Heinen, Policy Director of Wisconsin’ …
Read More >A Busy Week at the Capitol for WGF
Meleesa Johnson, WGF, testifies on Senate Bill 456 at Wisconsin State Capitol, October 9, 2025. Photo by Sarah Barry.
A Busy Week at the Capitol for WGF
By Paul Heinen, WGF Policy Director, Edited by Carolyn Pralle, WGF Communications and Outreach Coordinator
During the week of October 6, 2025, Wisconsin’s Green Fire (WGF) leaders testified at …
Read More >WGF Opposes the EPA’s Proposal to Rescind the 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding
Wisconsin’s Green Fire Opposes the EPA’s Proposal to Rescind the 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding
WGF Comments on EPA’s proposal to rescind the 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment FindingRE: Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2025-0194
Wisconsin’s Green Fire (WGF) urges the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to keep the 2009 Endangerment Finding in place and to maintain …
Read More >News Release: WGF Supports Audit Findings that Confirm the WDNR Properly Managed Fish and Wildlife Account Funds
White tailed deer doe and fawns in Black River Falls WI, photo via Snapshot Wisconsin (Source: https://wi-dnr.widencollective.com/portals/zssbwavl/SnapshotWisconsinPhotoLibrary)
Wisconsin’s Green Fire Supports Audit Findings that Confirm the WDNR Properly Managed Fish and Wildlife Account Funds
Correction (12:42pm CT, Sep. 9, 2025): The $30 million one-time transfer from the Forestry Account to the Fish and …
Read More >Opportunity for Action – Federal PFAS amendments
Opportunity for Action – Federal PFAS amendments
Wisconsin’s Green Fire is part of a statewide coalition of groups working on PFAS (the per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances also known as “forever chemicals”) in Wisconsin drinking water, soils, and people. PFAS can cause serious environmental and human health problems.
We encourage you to consider taking action with us on …
Read More >Join Us for Prairie Day on August 16
Prairie Day – August 16, 2025
Update: Thank you to everyone who joined us for this beautiful prairie event.
View a photo album of the event here and make sure to join us for more events in the future!
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Metallic mining in Bend deposit: WGF joins partners in calling for Environmental Assessment
Image from our comment letter: Figure 7: Map of Existing Forest Trail/Roads and Drill Sites.
WGF cosigns formal comments on proposed mining in Bend deposit
Click here to read the PDF of the joint letter by ELPC, Wisconsin’s Green Fire, River Alliance, and Sierra Club – Wisconsin …
Read More >Coalition to Protect Wisconsin’s Lakes Now Largest in the U.S.
Logos of various groups in the coalition to protect Wisconsin’s lakes, as of June 27, 2025 (not all member organizations depicted).
Coalition to Protect Wisconsin’s Lakes Now Largest in the U.S.
Surge in Group Size Hits 80 WI Groups
Membership Now in the Tens of Thousands
News Release Prepared by Steve Lyons
A coalition focused on protecting Wisconsin’s …
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