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June 18, Media Advisory: John Muir Plaque Dedication, June 20, 5:30 PM, UW-Madison's North Hall
June 15, 2013, On Global Wind Day, Sierra Club Calls On Wisconsin Legislature to Invest in Wind
May 24, 2013,
Sierra Club Praises Committee for Increasing Transit Support, Concerned about Shifting Transit to General Fund
May 20, 2013, It's dumb to ship so much energy money out of state, Cap Times Op=Ed
April 29, 2013, The 10% Solution would set our transportation priorities straight- BizTimes Op-Ed
April 23, 2013,
The 10% Solution: A Better Plan for Wisconsin’s Transportation Future: Leaders Present Alternative Budget that Gets Wisconsin’s Transportation Priorities Straight
April 22, 2013, Nelson Dewey and Edgewater Coal Plants to Stop Burning Coal as Part of Retirements Settlement, Clean Energy Investment Deal
April 20, 2013, Media Advisory: Sierra Club - John Muir Chapter Celebrates 50th Anniversary with Executive Director Michael Brune and Former State Representative Spencer Black
March 7, 2013: Republicans Begin Destruction of Bad River Watershed
February 27, 2013: Bad River Watershed Destruction Act Remains Fatally Flawed
February 25, 2013: The Real Truth about Iron Mining Legislation: Deconstructing the Misleading and False Information from Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce abou AB1/SB1 (Midwest Environmental Advocates and Sierra Club joint release)
February 22, 2013: Governor Walker’s Budget chooses Highway Expansions over Actual State Needs
January 16, 2013: Coalition of Environmental Gropus Urge Legislators to Reject Iron Strip Mine Bill and Protect Wisconsin Water (Wisconsin Resource Protection Council and Sierra Club joint release)
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May 29, 2013, Community Newsletter: Sierra Club, The Journal Times
May 22, 2013, Letter on road funds cuts OK'd, Jefferson Daily Union
April 28, 2013, BIG Climate Event Fights Climate Change, WKOW
April 28, 2013, In Our Backyard, WORT-- Alliant Settlement and 50th Anniversary Coverage
April 22, 2013, EPA, WPL settle air pollution dispute, Oshkosh Northwestern
April 22, 2013, Utilities agree to clean up coal plants, Janesville Gazette
April 22, 2013, EPA settle with Wis. utilities on coal plant air pollution, Journal Sentinel
Aprill 22, 2013, Sierra Club leader calls for grassroots activism, Badger Herald
April 19, 2013, Sierra Club makes Earth Day plans in Wisconsin, Wisconsin Gazette
March 27, 2013, Sierra Club continues to fight for the environment, Associated Press
March 23, 2013, Forest Coutny off-road-vehicle park proposed, Journal Sentinel
March 22, 2013, De Pere Lawmaker wants open season on woodchucks, Associated Press
March 15, 2013, More crude oil moving through city worries some, La Crosse Tribune
March 11, 2013 Wisconsin Governor Walker signs iron ore mining law, Reuters
March 9, 2013 Mining law, permit probably headed ot court, Journal Sentinel
March 7, 2013 Democratic Leader Sandy Pasch Blasts Passage of Wisconsin Mining Bill, Shorewood Patch
March 5, 2013 Assembly to vote on mining reform, Badger Herald
March 5, 2013 Obama's Pick for EPA Will be Scrutinized For Record on Wisconsin Air Quality, WPR
February 14, 2013, Chris Rickert: Constitutional amendment seems crazy, but it might make sense, Wisconsin State Journal
February 28, 2013, Wisconsin Senate passes mining bill, Wisconsin Gazette
January 24, 2013, Transportation Funding Recommendations Face Tough Road, Wisconsin Radio Network
January 4, 2013, Green Bay utility to stop burning coal at two state plants, Journal Sentinel