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Dozens of La Crosse-area wells are contaminated with forever chemicals known as PFAS, tests revealed.
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Republicans block tougher enforcement of PFAS chemicals
Republican lawmakers on Friday blocked the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources from enforcing some new regulations designed to keep some PFAS chemicals out of the environment.
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Read More »Plan for fighting PFAS chemicals in Wisconsin is released
The prevention of future pollution from forever chemicals known as PFAS, while also developing ways to reduce the use of the chemicals, are among the recommendations included in a Wisconsin action plan released Wednesday by Gov. Tony Evers' administration after a year of study.
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Read More »Wisconsin officials offer water quality standards for PFAS
Wisconsin health officials said Friday they've finished drafting new groundwater standards for more than 20 substances, including a dozen types of PFAS chemicals.
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Read More »Wisconsin board delays rules setting new PFAS restrictions
Environmental regulators in Wisconsin voted Wednesday to table rules setting new restrictions on firefighting foam containing PFAS chemicals.
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Read More »DNR monitoring contaminated water spill in Marinette
Wisconsin environmental officials said Monday that they're monitoring the cleanup of what they're calling an accidental release of contaminated river and groundwater at a Marinette plant that manufactures fire extinguishers and fire-suppression systems.
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Read More »Board OKs Wisconsin DNR drafting new PFAS restrictions
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources board has unanimously approved allowing allow the agency to begin drafting regulations for restrictions on firefighting foam containing PFAS chemicals.
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Read More »DNR board to vote on starting draft of new PFAS restrictions
The state Department of Natural Resources board is scheduled to vote next week on whether to allow the agency to begin drafting regulations imposing restrictions on firefighting foam containing PFAS chemicals.
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Read More »More wells near Marinette have harmful chemicals
State officials say additional private wells around Marinette and Peshtigo have elevated levels of harmful chemicals which may be linked to a manufacturer of firefighting foam.
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Read More »Wisconsin Assembly passes bill to combat PFAS pollution
Assembly Republicans hastily put together a bill meant to combat PFAS contamination and pushed it to the Senate early Friday morning, just moments before adjourning for the year.
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