WMC on the Environment: End Environmental Regulations Protecting Clean Air and Water

WMC Claim: "We must ensure that any new environmental laws or regulations are based on sound science, and are prioritized to ensure that scarce resources are directed at solving the most significant environmental problems facing the state."

WMC Watch Reality Check: The clean air, water and open spaces of Wisconsin are under threat, while WMC challenges common sense environmental protections.

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WMC’s Harmful Agenda on the Environment

Legislation Supported WMC supports making it easier for corporations to acquire land to build oil pipelines. 2007 AB 853 WMC supports $30 million in additional tax credits for energy consumed by corporations. 2003 AB 507 & 508

Legislation Opposed WMC opposes a statewide greenhouse gas emission limit. 2007 AB 157 WMC opposes proper disposal of waste that containing cancer-causing PCBs which also cause cognitive development delays in children. 2007 AB 40 WMC opposed increasing disposal fees for out-of-state garbage. 2007 AB 76

For more information about WMC's lobbying effort, click here to visit the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board's website about WMC.

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WMC on the Environment in the Media

Flawed Global Warming Bill Would Hurt Wisconsin Jobs

WMC, Press Release, August 13, 2009

For all the economic harm that cap and trade would inflict on Wisconsin citizens, the expensive regulations would have a startlingly minimal impact on global climate... “We have some of the most innovative companies in the world here in Wisconsin, and the best thing lawmakers can do is help us keep our costs down, and maintain a climate where innovation can succeed,” James Haney said.

Study Finds Cap And Trade Will Hurt Wisconsin Jobs
WMC, Press Release, August 6, 2009

The [American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009] would implement a cap and trade energy rationing framework in an attempt to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the United States... WMC opposes the Waxman-Markey legislation because the higher costs will make it more difficult for Wisconsin businesses to compete, and the legislation will have a minimal impact on global climate.

Wis. board approves 90% cut in emissions to protect fish stocks
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, August 26, 2008
By Lee Berquist

Worried that mercury emissions are contaminating the environment and making Wisconsin's lake fish unsafe to eat, the Natural Resources Board approved sweeping regulations yesterday to cut emissions by 90 percent… The measures face legal challenges from the state's largest business organization, Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce, whose attorney Robert Fassbender said, "the DNR hasn't showed that the rules were necessary.”