June 08, 2021

LWVABC Comments on the Draft Strategic Analysis of Wild Rice Management in Wisconsin

June 08, 2021/ Web Manager

The DNR is in the process of conducting a Strategic Analysis of Wild Rice Management in Wisconsin. The purpose of this analysis is to inform decision-makers and the public about current wild rice conditions in the state, information gaps, existing authorities and management practices and alternative approaches.

On April 14, 2021 the DNR released a Draft Strategic Analysis of Wild Rice Management for public comment. Click for the LWVABC response.

March 28, 2021

LWVABC comments on the impacts of Enbridge's proposed project to armor a channel with filter aggregate and riprap and to permanently fill an area of floodplain forested wetland

March 28, 2021/ Web Manager

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September 14, 2020

LWVWI Comments to the DNR on the Enbridge Line 5 Environmental Impact Statement and Waterways Permitting Process

September 14, 2020/ Web Manager

Click to view the Cover Letter to Governor Evers and the Comments document.

June 30, 2020

Updates for the July 1st Enbridge Line 5 Meeting

June 30, 2020/ Web Manager

Good afternoon! Last night, we had the opportunity to meet with a number of you during our Annual Meeting, at which time we elected our board and officers. As the new president, I look forward to working with all of you and do my best to ensure that you have information as timely as possible. Click this post to find some very important information regarding the DNR hearing on Line 5 tomorrow. Our Natural Resources Advocacy Committee has been working diligently in partnership with a number of key organizations to support the League's position on decommissioning Line 5. Tomorrow we have an extremely important meeting and we hope that those who can will attend, and all who wish to will testify either verbally or in writing. —Sue Niemi

June 02, 2020

MEA Requests to Intervene in Line 5 Public Interest Determination

June 02, 2020/ Web Manager

MADISON, WI—Today, on behalf of five other advocacy groups, Midwest Environmental Advocates (MEA) requested to intervene in a case that will determine whether multinational oil company Enbridge Energy receives authority from the state to condemn private property rights in order to complete a reroute of Line 5. Click here to view/print press release in browser. Click here for more information on the MEA website.

December 03, 2019

Our Resolution Regarding Enbridge's Line 5

December 03, 2019/ Web Manager

Anne Chartier, President League of Women Voters of Ashland and Bayfield Counties

It is my honor to share with you the Resolution carefully crafted by our Natural Resources Committee and approved by the Board of the League of Women Voters of Ashland and Bayfield Counties on November 26, 2019.

This Resolution will support and inspire important action to protect the land, water, and all species that inhabit our precious and bountiful part of the world.