Wisconsin Conservation Voters and the League of Women Voters of the Greater Chippewa Valley held an action event on Oct. 28 at Zymurgy Brewery. The purpose of the meeting was to develop a strategy to convince the City of Menomonie to commit to a plan for 100% clean energy by 2050. Additionally, there is a hope to have a resolution from Dunn County. 

The state legislature held a water quality hearing in Menomonie on September 4. This is part of our continuing coverage of video from the hearing. This video is the opening remarks at the hearing, along with testimony from Cindy Leitner and Kim Bremmer of the Wisconsin Dairy Alliance, followed by testimony by John Holevoet, the Director of Government Affairs at the Dairy Business Association. 

The state legislature has been holding meetings across the state on issues of water quality. On Sept. 4 the committee held a meeting in Menomonie. We have video of the entire session, but have only edited this section so far, which is the public testimony. Earlier in the day there were multiple testimonies from invited guests including local government agencies and agricultural groups. Those videos will be available later in the week.