The Keystone XL pipeline is back in the news, with Congress itching for a fight with the president over its approval. Though that pipeline, which will carry tar-sands oil from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico, is nowhere near a Wisconsin river, oil from Canada, and from the Bakken oil and gas patch... Read More
One of our featured water activists of our #wish4waterWI campaign, Aurora Conley, mused, "I just wish for my children, and eventually their children, to have a safe and healthy community." Aurora is a member of the Bad River Tribe of Lake Superior Chippewa. The threat to the Tribe's water and... Read More
Aurora Conley grew up on the shores of a mighty Great Lake, on the sacred homeland of the Bad River Tribe of the Lake Superior Chippewa. Water is crucial to both the way of life and livelihood of the tribe, which harvests wild rice from largest remaining wild rice beds on the world's... Read More
By River Alliance Donor Relations Director, Joanne Jacobson I spend a lot of time at my desk, so when I get a chance to tag along with my coworkers for a field trip, it’s a real treat. Last week, I followed two of my coworkers, Allison Werner and Helen Sarakinos, up north to Iron County... Read More
Frac sand mining is crazy-making for people in western Wisconsin who care about land and water and their own personal health and peace of mind. Clouds of dust, heavy truck traffic, proposals for mines and processing plants ramrodded through local governments, heavy-handed attempts by... Read More