Wisconsin Ranks First In Environmental Protection Funding Cuts From 2008 To 2018


Wisconsin Ranks First In Environmental Protection Funding Cuts From 2008 To 2018


Wisconsin is the home of its own conservation hall of fame, the home of the founder of Earth Day, Gaylord Nelson, and the home of John Muir...

...Wisconsin used to a leader in the field.  But now, it’s a leader in something else.

Between 2008 and 2018, 30 states cut funding for environmental protection agencies, according to a report by the Environmental Integrity Project.  Wisconsin was number one, having cut 36 percent of its budget during that time...

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Ken Notes: This is not good, BUT our effort were seen by some as harmful to business development -- and some were. We need to rebuild what we have undone but we need business, the utilities, and others at the table. Wisconsin should again return to a place of environmental prominence with leaders of business standing side by side with leaders from the environmental communities. I talk to both sides every day and I promise there are many ready and willing to get this done. Let`s build a Wisconsin for our grandchildren...

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