A Wisconsin judge has affirmed that Canadian oil giant Enbridge must pause construction on its Line 5 pipeline while a legal challenge plays out. Conservation groups are suing to block state permits that would allow the company to clear tress, dig trenches and fill wetlands in northern Wisconsin to make way for a new 41-mile section of the pipeline that carries Canadian crude oil to refineries in Ontario.

Republicans and Democrats in Wisconsin are coming together to support livestock grazing on our farms. State lawmakers have introduced the Transition to Grazing bill that will help farmers improve soil, water quality and livestock health by getting dairy cows and other animals out of the barns and grazing on grass in the spring and summertime.

For a deep dive into environmental issues and what you can do to protect Wisconsin’s water, air and land, check out my Defender Podcast at cleanwisconsin.org or wherever you get your podcasts.