Originally Published: 20 DEC 22 09:11 ET By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business (CNN) -- 3M, the conglomerate behind Post-It notes and Scotch tape, will stop making controversial per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) by the end of 2025. The chemicals, commonly known as…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's natural resources board on Wednesday voted unanimously to proceed with regulating so-called forever chemicals in the state's groundwater, 10 months after a plan was scrapped under pressure from the state's powerful business industry. The vote…
Gov. Tony Evers' administration plans to ask state environmental officials again for permission to develop limits on a group of chemicals known as PFAS in Wisconsin groundwater.
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) - The Town of Campbell is one step closer to drilling a test well to find clean water. The town board approved…
If you’ve been hearing more about PFAS in Wisconsin waters, it’s because testing is increasingly detecting those harmful chemicals. As of Nov. 18, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources was monitoring PFAS contamination at 91 sites from French Island in the west to Peshtigo in the east.
The La Crosse County Board is giving the Town $100,000 to drill a test well. The County Board also approved an additional $500,000 for additional research, but those funds will not be provided to the Town of Campbell until 2023. La Crosse County Board Chair Monica Kruse said the money is an important investment.
In the 2023 budget, the town requested $500,000 for more research into PFAS contamination.
LA CROSSE (WKBT) -- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is launching a new requirement to track down cancer-causing forever chemicals across the state. Cities with a…
MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Clean Water Act by rolling out a new tool to track the impact of PFAS on the state. The PFAS Interactive Data Viewer consolidates multiple data points into one place so that Wisconsinites can see how PFAS are affecting their community. The move comes a…
The program -- allocated $1 million dollars from Wisconsin's 2021-23 budget -- aims to collect and dispose 25,000 gallons of PFAS-containing foam waste throughout the state.
