Ground Breaking I-4 Industrial Ordinance Menomonie, Wisconsin Menomonie Just Wrote the Playbook for Small Towns Facing Data Centers November 14, 2026 Rachel Tilseth Why Menomonie’s I-4 Ordinance is a Groundbreaking Win for Small Towns Everywhere Across the Midwest. MENOMONIE, WI- Small towns are facing an unprecedented wave of tech expansion. As artificial intelligence…
Civic Watchdog The Data Center Dilemma: How a Multi-Million-Dollar Proxy War is Fracturing Menomonie November 8, 2026 Rachel Tilseth On a chilly morning in Dunn County, the physical print edition of the local newspaper thumped onto porches, bringing with it a sharp new escalation in the multi-billion-dollar battle over…
Industrial Zoning Smart protection, not legal traps: safeguarding Menomonie’s character the bulletproof way. Think of Menomonie’s zoning laws like a doctor’s meal plan designed to keep our whole community healthy. November 3, 2026 Rachel Tilseth Life is our local ecosystem—sprouting from the nourishment of our own bodies, branching into the neighborhoods and industries of Menomonie, and flowing sustainably through our stewardship of the Red Cedar…
Protecting Wisconsin's Ground Water Wisconsin DNR PFAS new regulations Wisconsin PFAS Private Well Testing Wisconsin Approves Historic Groundwater Limits on Toxic PFAS October 31, 2026 Rachel Tilseth Historic new Wisconsin regulations provide free PFAS testing and strict limits to protect local private well owners. Wisconsin recently approved historic groundwater standards to regulate PFAS (“forever chemicals”), expanding critical…
Lawsuit Sparked a Historic Wisconsin Data Center Settlement Sierra Club WI and MEA legal settlement against the DNR How an MEA and Sierra Club Lawsuit Sparked a Historic Wisconsin Data Center Settlement October 25, 2026 Rachel Tilseth How a single data center lawsuit sparked a historic settlement that reshapes Wisconsin’s environmental review process while protecting local control in cities like Menomonie. It is about time to dig…