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Did David Crowley cut Milwaukee County's emissions nearly in half?

Matches stated direction. County operations cut emissions 46% from 2005 to 2023, but about three-quarters of that drop came before he took office in 2020.

David Crowley

Cutting county carbon emissions

Matches stated direction

What they say

His campaign says he has already cut Milwaukee County's emissions nearly in half.

“He's already cut emissions nearly 50% in Milwaukee County”

Source: Crowley for Wisconsin

What the record shows · Apr 24, 2025

County operations cut emissions 46 percent from 2005 to 2023, from 209,154 metric tons to 113,789. By 2019, the year before he took office, they were already down about 35 percent, to 136,347. About three-quarters of the drop came before he was county executive. In May 2026 the county put the cut at 48 percent through 2024.

Sources: Milwaukee County, Milwaukee County, Milwaukee County Office of Sustainability, Office of the Milwaukee County Executive, Office of the Milwaukee County Executive

Limit: County operations cut emissions 46% from 2005 to 2023, but about three-quarters of that came before he took office in 2020.

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