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By Dean Muller President of Wisconsin for Environmental Justice Wisconsin isn’t just another state observing Earth Day; we are its birthplace. On April 22, 1970, inspired by the leadership of Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson, 20 million Americans took to the streets to demand a healthier environment. It was a bipartisan awakening that gave birth to the EPA and the Clean Air Act. Today, 56 years after that first historic day, we find ourselves at a crossroads. While we have ma

By Dean Muller President, Wisconsin for Environmental Justice Imagine it is a sweltering summer night in Wisconsin. Naturally, you would open a window to let the hot air escape and allow your home to cool down. For centuries, Earth operated the same way, maintaining a delicate balance where the heat generated could escape back into space. But today, that window is stuck shut. Because of the massive volume of greenhouse gases we generate, we have effectively sealed the house.

By Dean Muller President, Wisconsin for Environmental Justice This Earth Day, as we gather at the University Center in River Falls, we aren’t just celebrating the beauty of the Kinnickinnic River or our local green spaces—we are facing a $16.7 billion  reality. A landmark study has revealed that Wisconsin communities face a staggering $16.7 billion bill through 2040 to address climate-driven remediation and infrastructure protection. From reinforcing bridges against extreme f

By Dean Muller President, Wisconsin for Environmental Justice As the conflict in the Middle East continues, the "invisible toll" of war has reached the American kitchen table. We are no longer just mourning the brave servicemen and women lost in the initial strikes; we are now paying for a conflict that our domestic energy policy was never built to survive. With the closure of the Strait of Hormuz—a chokepoint for 20% of the world’s oil and gas—global markets have sent crude