IN-DEPTH: Resistance to Wind Energy in Two Wisconsin Towns Targeted by CCP-Backed Company

‘The state, federal, and foreign interests are directly attacking our friends, our neighbors, and families in these beautiful towns.’

Wisconsin town residents gather at a Farmland First meeting to discuss the issue of wind farms proposed in their rural communities, in 2024. Courtesy of Olivia Klemm

A wind company backed by an entity of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has taken the first step to sue two small Wisconsin towns in response to their effort to pass ordinances written to protect residents’ health and safety.

But those local communities are fighting back.