CNOW for May 13, 2024
Today's conservation notices:
- Oppose Veto Override of SB 139: Setting an Arbitrary Wolf Population Goal in Statute
- Oppose Veto Override of SB 312: Poison Pill Tied to Establishing PFAS Community Grant Programs
- Oppose Veto Override of SB 316: Poisoning Our Ponds
Oppose Veto Override of SB 139: Setting an Arbitrary Wolf Population Goal in Statute
Wisconsin Conservation Voters urges you to oppose SB 139, which is before the Senate on Tuesday.
The main goal of wolf management in Wisconsin should be to move towards an outcome-based management plan where there is a healthy wolf population, while minimizing depredations. The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has engaged in a multi-year, diverse stakeholder process that brought together hunters, farmers, conservationists, and tribal governments to develop such a plan. SB 139 works against this goal by requiring the DNR to establish a numeric statewide wolf population goal in statute. This undermines the ability of the DNR to balance multiple goals and respond to the changing populations.
Oppose Veto Override of SB 312: Poison Pill Tied to Establishing PFAS Community Grant Programs
Wisconsin Conservation Voters urges you to oppose SB 312, which is before the Senate on Tuesday.
Every person in Wisconsin deserves safe drinking water. SB 312 aims to create PFAS Community Grant Programs intended for municipal drinking water systems and private well owners. However, it also includes a poison pill that would limit the DNR’s ability to test for PFAS, and take enforcement action against those responsible for contamination. This would degrade Wisconsin’s spills law, a tool that has protected Wisconsinites from pollution for decades.
Oppose Veto Override of SB 316: Poisoning Our Ponds
Wisconsin Conservation Voters urges you to oppose SB 316, which is before the Senate on Tuesday.
Wisconsinites should have a right to know and influence what chemicals are being added to our water. SB 316 would allow individuals to add certain chemicals to shared waters without DNR oversight and without the consent of impacted neighbors.
Conservation Notices of the Week (CNOW) announces the pro-conservation positions on issues before the senate, assembly and/or governor in the week ahead to state legislators. Others wishing to follow activities in the state legislature also receive CNOW, including legislative staff, conservation voters, and media. All of these issues are tracked on the Vote Tracker. Issues in the CNOW may appear in the Conservation Scorecard.