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Wisconsin appeals court says regulators must develop PFAS restrictions before mandating clean-up
Environmental regulators can't unilaterally force polluters to clean up contamination from so-called forever chemicals without going through the Legislature to establish specific limits on the compounds, a state appellate court ruled Wednesday.
Evers again asks Wisconsin Republicans to release $125M to combat forever chemicals pollution
Republicans in the Legislature's powerful finance committee refused the governor's push, raising the possibility the money will go unspent while the state struggles with PFAS in groundwater.
Wisconsin lawmakers OK bill to tackle forever chemicals pollution, but governor isn’t on board
The Wisconsin state Assembly passed a bill Thursday that would unlock $125 million to help municipalities and landowners cope with pollution from so-called forever chemicals. But Gov. Tony Evers isn't on board.
Evers signals he won’t sign bill to fight PFAS as legislative session nears end
Democratic Gov. Tony Evers signaled Wednesday that he has no intention of signing a Republican bill that would spend tens of millions of dollars to address pollution from the so-called forever chemicals known as PFAS because it dramatically scales back regulators' enforcement authority.
Wisconsin bills for ‘forever chemicals’ pollution, power line construction in jeopardy
Measures that would legalize medical marijuana, spend $125 million to combat pollution from "forever chemicals" and allow election officials to speed up the counting of absentee ballots all appear to be doomed as the Wisconsin Legislature approaches the end of its session for the year.
Excessive costs force Wisconsin regulators to halt work on groundwater standards for PFAS chemicals
Excessive compliance costs have forced Wisconsin regulators to stop developing standards limiting so-called forever chemicals in groundwater, Gov. Tony Evers said Tuesday.
DNR preps 2024 grant program for small water systems to deal with PFAS contamination
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is creating a new grant program to help small public water systems reduce PFAS and manganese contamination levels.
Editorial: A good moment for Van Orden, PFAS remediation
It’s very difficult to refute one of Rep. Derrick Van Orden’s arguments for federal aid to communities, like Eau Claire, which are dealing with PFAS contamination. We like several things he said on the issue during last week’s visit.
Senate signs off on bill to spend tens of millions on PFAS pollution
Wisconsin municipalities and landowners could apply for tens of millions of dollars in state grants to combat PFAS pollution under a bill the state Senate approved Tuesday.
Survey finds PFAS in 71% of shallow private wells across Wisconsin
Nearly three-quarters of water samples drawn from hundreds of private wells across Wisconsin last year were contaminated with PFAS chemicals, a survey state environmental officials released Friday found.
Evers administration allocates $402 million to combat PFAS, other water contaminants
Gov. Tony Evers is allocating more than $402 million to address polluted drinking water in Wisconsin, his office announced Monday.
Wisconsin committee sets up Republican-authored PFAS bill for Senate vote
Wisconsin Republicans moved closer Wednesday to a Senate floor vote on a bill that would spend tens of millions of dollars to address pollution from PFAS chemicals.
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