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State study to investigate how PFAS moves, changes in treatment plants

WXPR, October 22, 2019

DNR board ready to move forward on water-pollution rules

The Daily Reporter, October 21, 2019

Municipal Water Coalition announce PFAS initiative

WMTV, October 18, 2019

Gov. Tony Evers urges action on water quality

Wisconsin Public Radio, October 18, 2019

Low levels of hazardous PFAS compounds detected in 4 more Madison wells

Wisconsin State Journal, October 18, 2019

Evers makes strides, faces resistance after ‘Year of Clean Drinking Water’ declaration

WXPR, October 17, 2019

Gov. Evers creates climate change task force for Wisconsin

WSAW, October 17, 2019

PFAS session focuses on wildlife

Eagle Herald, October 17, 2019

Wisconsin DNR identifies 120 new waters as impaired

Wisconsin Public Radio, October 17, 2019

Wisconsin farmers, ethanol producers say EPA proposal won’t ensure needed demand

Wisconsin Public Radio, October 16, 2019

DNR sampling shows ‘low’ levels of PFAS in Peshtigo River

Fox 11, October 16, 2019

DNR report: Wisconsin air quality improving

The Daily Reporter, October 15, 2019

DNR sampling finds PFAS at Dane County Regional Airport

WKOW, October 11, 2019

Wisconsin DNR: Trump administration’s proposed rewrite of lead contamination rules not good enough

Channel 3000, October 11, 2019

DNR to hold second public meeting on PFAS in Marinette

Wisconsin State Journal, October 11, 2019

In Green Bay, EPA administrator unveils new rules to curb lead in U.S. water systems

Green Bay Press Gazette, October 10, 2019

EPA set to announce new standards for lead in water

The Hill, October 9, 2019

Sampling finds elevated levels of PFAS chemicals in Madison waterway

Wisconsin Public Radio, October 8, 2019

Wisconsin Senate OKs wetland-credit charges

The Daily Reporter, October 8, 2019

Madison mayor calls on National Guard to speed up Truax investigation after PFAS found in Starkweather Creek

Wisconsin State Journal, October 8, 2019

Sampling finds highest contamination from ‘forever chemicals’ in a stream near Madison’s Truax Field

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, October 7, 2019

DNR: High levels of PFAS found in Starkweather Creek, Wisconsin River

Wisconsin State Journal, October 7, 2019

Officials under fire for not publicizing high PFAS levels in Lake Monona after substation fire

Wisconsin State Journal, October 3, 2019

Evers’ pick to head Wisconsin DNR wins committee approval

Wisconsin Law Journal, October 1, 2019

Legislative committee to vote on DNR chief confirmation

The Daily Reporter, September 30, 2019

Manufacture of life-saving devices under threat from PFAS legislation, industry says

Legal Newsline, September 30, 2019

Farmers advocate for water quality education

WXOW, September 29, 2019

DNR Secretary Preston Cole urges return to climate change research

Wisconsin State Journal, September 29, 2019

Report shows PFAS traveled from site of July MGE fire to Lake Monona

The Capital Times, September 27, 2019

Airports will face ‘extensive and costly litigation’ if PFAS included in Superfund law, group says

Legal Newsline, September 26, 2019

At meeting in Ashland, binational commission hears concerns about the Great Lakes

Wisconsin Public Radio, September 26, 2019

After skepticism, U.S. Chamber of Commerce forms climate change task force

Reuters, September 24, 2019

Residents concerned over PFAS contamination on farm fields

Wisconsin State Farmer, September 24, 2019

Landfill owners submit expansion study to DNR; neighbors express concerns over proposal

Eau Claire Leader Telegram, September 23, 2019

Emerging research finds microplastics are an unseen problem on the Mississippi

Wisconsin Public Radio, September 23, 2019

Emerging research finds microplastics are an unseen problem on the Mississippi

Wisconsin Public Radio, September 23, 2019

Youth-led protest calls on Gov. Tony Evers, MGE to take action on climate change

Wisconsin State Journal, September 21, 2019

Residents concerned about PFAS contamination on farm fields in Marinette, Peshtigo area

Wisconsin Public Radio, September 19, 2019

Johnson controls and DNR in flap over cleanup of ‘forever’ chemicals in Marinette

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, September 19, 2019

GOP lawmaker vows to kill rules to reduce farm manure smell

Wisconsin State Journal, September 19, 2019

DNR offers to test foam for PFAS after residents voice concerns in Marinette County

Fox 11, September 18, 2019

Groundwater Council says more research needed to fix Wisconsin’s groundwater

WXPR, September 17, 2019

DNR: 97% of municipal water systems met federal standards

Wisconsin State Journal, September 17, 2019

Ag groups push back against farm siting rules

Wisconsin State Journal, September 17, 2019

DNR looks to expand manure restrictions

Wisconsin State Journal, September 16, 2019

‘I think a lot of people are concerned about it’: Local communities taking steps to keep radium out of water

Fox 6, September 15, 2019

Many unknowns about Foxconn’s environmental impact

Madison.com, September 14, 2019

State business, environmental groups react to Trump administration’s repeal of Obama-era water rule

Wisconsin Public Radio, September 13, 2019

Trump administration rolls back clean water protections

The New York Times, September 12, 2019

Concerns rise over tainted sewage sludge spread on croplands

U.S. News, September 12, 2019

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