Competing proposals would protect “innocent landowners” — those who didn’t knowingly cause pollution — from liability.
Tag: PFAS
Posted inBudget Bites, Environment
Wisconsin is still sitting on $125 million for PFAS cleanup
Gov. Tony Evers is proposing more funding to clean up toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS, while offering farmers more protections.
Posted inForward, Government
Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear cases on ‘Spills Law’ enforcement, legislative power
The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a pair of cases that present two questions at the core of an ongoing struggle between some of the most powerful forces in the state.
Posted inEnvironment
Fertilizer from human waste faces scrutiny but remains a profitable industry
Converting sewage to fertilizer saves cities money on landfill costs. But biosolid fertilizer has been shown to contain chemicals that can harm the environment and human health.
Posted inEnvironment, Government
Gov. Tony Evers vetoes Republican-backed bill targeting PFAS chemicals
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers vetoed a Republican bill that would have created grants to fight pollution from “forever chemicals” and took the unusual step of calling the GOP-controlled budget committee into meeting to approve spending $125 million to deal with contamination.
Posted inEnvironment
PFAS is piling up in our trash. Can we keep it contained?
Toxic “forever chemicals” are sitting in landfills. Researchers are studying whether PFAS might escape from trash into the air.
Posted inReporter's Notebook
Efforts to thwart regulation of PFAS polluters move down parallel tracks
A divided Wisconsin Court of Appeals upheld a ruling that limited the DNR’s ability to regulate PFAS and other contaminants. The case is one of two efforts to weaken the spills law.
Posted inEnvironment
Wisconsin appeals court says regulators must develop PFAS restrictions before mandating cleanup
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.
Posted inEnvironment
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers 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.
Posted inEnvironment
Wisconsin cleanup shifts toxic PFAS burden to Alabama Black Belt
Wisconsin is trucking more than 38,500 gallons of toxic, PFAS-containing firefighting foam to low-income, Black-majority Emelle, Ala., home to one of the country’s largest hazardous waste landfills.
Posted inEnvironment
PFAS may pose the next big threat to fishing in Door County
PFAS could pose a threat to fishing in Door County as regulators adjust their understandings of what is safe to consume.
Posted inEnvironment
Residents of PFAS-polluted island file $42.4 million in claims against Wisconsin city
Residents of an island polluted with PFAS chemicals have filed claims demanding more than $40 million from a western Wisconsin city they consider responsible for the contamination.