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Gov. Evers: Proposes more than $106 million plan to address PFAS contamination statewide (press release)

WisPolitics, January 24, 2023

Wisconsin DNR issues white bass consumption advisory for Dane County

NBC 15, January 21, 2023

Wisconsin regulators provide bottled water to Stella residents affected by PFAS contamination

Wisconsin Public Radio, January 19, 2023

‘Forever chemicals’ in Great Lakes fish more risky than PFAS in drinking water, study says

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, January 17, 2023

Fed directs big banks to disclose how they are preparing for climate change risks

CNBC, January 17, 2023

Will new overseers change DNR policies?

Urban Milwaukee, January 15, 2023

Some Wisconsinites pay the price for pollution they didn’t cause

Wisconsin Public Radio, January 14, 2023

Wausau water treatment plant removes PFAS from city water

Wisconsin Public Radio, January 13, 2023

‘Forever chemical’ levels are so high in a Northwoods town that filtration might not work

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, January 9, 2023

New study confirms PFAS contamination in bay of Green Bay

Eagle Herald, January 8, 2023

Largest land conservation effort in state history threatened as lawmakers object to funding

Wisconsin Public Radio, January 5, 2023

Study links PFAS in Green Bay to Marinette manufacturer of firefighting foam

Wisconsin Public Radio, January 4, 2023

DNR extends comment period for draft wolf management plan in Wisconsin

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, January 1, 2023

UW-Madison researchers seek to understand how forever chemicals move through soil

Wisconsin State Journal, December 27, 2022

Wisconsin launches latest review of standards to regulate siting and expansion of livestock farms

Wisconsin Public Radio, December 23, 2022

Walker appointee Fred Prehn resigns from DNR board

NBC 15, December 23, 2022

Wausau to receive $1.6M for PFAS remediation in U.S. Senate spending package

Wausau Pilot & Review, December 22, 2022

State regulators seek federal help to investigate unsafe PFAS levels in northern Wisconsin town

Wisconsin Public Radio, December 21, 2022

WI DNR asks for additional info from Green Light on drilling plan

Wausau Pilot & Review, December 19, 2022

3M to phase out manufacturing of all fluoropolymers, fluorinated fluids, and PFAS-based additive products

Market Watch, December 20, 2022

Wells in an Oneida County town have ‘forever chemicals’ 160 times over state standards

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, December 16, 2022

Policy board says Wisconsin regulators can restart process for crafting PFAS standards in groundwater

Wisconsin Public Radio, December 14, 2022

Wisconsin regulators move ahead with groundwater PFAS rules

Associated Press, December 14, 2022

A tiny Wisconsin town tried to stop pollution from factory farms. Then it got sued.

Wisconsin Watch, December 7, 2022

A CAFO, contractors lied about how much manure they spread on fields. Now the state is suing them.

Wisconsin Public Radio, December 7, 2022

Kewaunee County dairy farmer, 2 others charged with over-spreading manure, falsifying documents

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, December 5, 2022

Evers administration seeks OK to start new PFAS regulations

PBS Wisconsin, December 2, 2022

Peshtigo residents worry drilling 450 feet into the ground for a new water supply won’t solve ‘forever chemical’ problems

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, November 28, 2022

Wisconsin DNR proposes permit change for handling endangered species

Wisconsin State Journal, November 25, 2022

UW researchers working to improve and simplify models for how PFAS flows through the ground

UW News, November 22, 2022

Mineral exploration company hopes Inflation Reduction Act will create support for mining in central Wisconsin

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, November 22, 2022

DNR Secretary Preston Cole retiring, leaving the agency’s top spot unfilled

Wisconsin Public Radio, November 18, 2022

First Wisconsin wolf plan since 1999 eliminates state population goal

PBS Wisconsin, November 11, 2022

Proposed 2022 wolf management plan available now

DNR, November 10, 2022

After 15 years, the emerald ash borer has left behind a potentially dangerous mess

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, November 8, 2022

The EPA awards grants to monitor air quality in communities hurt by pollution

Wisconsin Public Radio, November 3, 2022

‘Forever chemicals’ are a growing problem. Here’s what we found when we tested Wisconsin’s drinking water.

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, November 3, 2022

DNR offering $10M in federal funding to replace contaminated wells

Wisconsin State Journal, November 2, 2022

Minnesota buys ‘cutting-edge’ technology to remove PFAS from water in East Metro

Fox 9, October 31, 2022

If elected, Tim Michels says he’d consider breaking up the DNR. He wouldn’t be the first Wisconsin Republican to try.

Wisconsin Public Radio, October 31, 2022

‘We’re tapped out’ says director at PFAS listening session

Eagle Herald, October 30, 2022

Wisconsin DNR launches PFAS testing requirement across the state

News 8000, October 26, 2022

Natural Resources Board signs off on last leg of largest land conservation effort in state history

Wisconsin Public Radio, October 27, 2022

Recycling plastic is practically impossible — and the problem is getting worse

Wisconsin Public Radio, October 24, 2022

GreenLight Metals asks for DNR approval to start exploratory drilling in December at Reef Deposit site near Wausau

Wausau Daily Herald, October 20, 2022

DNR unveils Wisconsin PFAS contamination map

Urban Milwaukee, October 19, 2022

Tim Michels floats possibility of splitting up DNR

The Capital Times, October 18, 2022

Enbridge to pay $11 million for aquifer breaches during Line 3 construction

Superior Telegram, October 17, 2022

Winner of Wisconsin attorney general race will dictate the state’s path forward on environmental enforcement of PFAS, CAFOs

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, October 17, 2022

DNR begins collecting PFAS-containing firefighter foam waste

WFRV, October 17, 2022

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