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Important PFAS updates from the EPA and the Wisconsin DNR

National Law Review, September 30, 2022

Natural Resources Board member asks Fred Prehn to reconsider his refusal to step down

Wisconsin Public Radio, September 29, 2022

Text messages show Frederick Prehn sought to stay on DNR board to ensure conservative control

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, September 27, 2022

City docs: Wausau staff ignored 2019 PFAS recommendations in water treatment planning

Wausau Pilot & Review, September 27, 2022

Exclusive Spectrum News/Siena College Poll: One-third of Wisconsin voters see PFAS as serious issue

Spectrum News 1, September 23, 2022

Mandela Barnes endorsed by Sunrise Movement that popularized Green New Deal

Fox News, September 22, 2022

States take on PFAS with bans, lawsuits

Pew, September 22, 2022

Tyco introduces treatment system

Eagle Herald, September 21, 2022

DNR restarts process to set groundwater regulations for toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in Wisconsin

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, September 15, 2022

PFAS AFFF MDL moves forward with bellwether trial chosen

National Law Review, September 15, 2022

Wisconsin DNR relaunches effort to limit PFAS in groundwater

Wisconsin State Journal, September 14, 2022

Judge clears way for Enbridge to continue operating pipeline through Bad River tribal land, citing consequences of disruptions

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, September 8, 2022

PFAS contamination lingers at burn pits as city, county, National Guard contest responsibility

Wisconsin State Journal, September 3, 2022

With more residents resorting to water filters for PFAS ‘forever chemicals,’ communities grapple with how to safely dispose of them

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, September 9, 2022

Biden admin settles with eco groups to block massive oil drilling leases

Fox Business, September 7, 2022

PFAS researcher breaks down ways to destroy forever chemicals

Wisconsin Public Radio, September 7, 2022

Oil and gas companies challenge EPA’s revised draft risk evaluation for perchloroethylene

Safety+Health, September 6, 2022

New DNR program to help state organizations collaborate on climate change goals

Wisconsin Public Radio, September 5, 2022

EPA moves to designate PFAS as hazardous material

WFRV, September 2, 2022

Wisconsin groups weigh in on EPA proposal to tighten tailpipe pollution from heavy trucks

Wisconsin Public Radio, August 30, 2022

Liability looms large as EPA seeks naming certain PFAS as CERCLA hazardous substances

National Law Review, August 29, 2022

EPA waives fuel rule in Wisconsin, 3 other states after Indiana refinery fire

Wisconsin State Journal, August 29, 2022

City of La Crosse new testing regime for PFAS chemicals

WEAU, August 25, 2022

DNR announces hunting season changes, new regulations for open-water waterfowl hunting

WEAU, August 24, 2022

There is now a simple solution to destroying ‘forever chemicals’: study

WXOW, August 23, 2022

Why does UW-Madison rank dead last in sustainability among its peers?

The Capital Times, August 24, 2022

Nearly 3B birds have been lost in the last 50 years. Conservationists are trying to bring back habitat to ward off their decline.

Wisconsin Public Radio, August 22, 2022

State PFAS council releases progress report

Urban Milwaukee, August 19, 2022

Groundwater council calls for action on PFAS, nitrate

Wisconsin State Journal, August 17, 2022

Evers announces new $10M grant program to address polluted private wells

Wisconsin Public Radio, August 16, 2022

15 years later, Wisconsin university’s massive Lake Michigan seawall frustrates downstream neighbors

Wisconsin Watch, August 13, 2022

Wisconsin water systems face deadlines to begin testing for PFAS

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, August 12, 2022

DNR wants water utilities notifying customers of PFAS

Urban Milwaukee, August 8, 2022

Line 5 leak suspected in Ashland; company says “about a tablespoon” of spilled oil found

APG Wisconsin, August 5, 2022

DNR investigates possible oil spill in northern Wisconsin

WEAU, August 4, 2022

EPA says review of $700M gas plant doesn’t fully analyze greenhouse gas emissions, climate change

Wisconsin Public Radio, August 3, 2022

Environmentalists say Wisconsin failed to fully review an oil pipeline project’s risks. The EPA agrees.

Wisconsin Public Radio, July 25, 2022

More than 300 deer will be killed at a Wisconsin farm found to have chronic wasting disease

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, July 23, 2022

EPA publishes final revised risk evaluation for HBCD

Safety+Health, July 22, 2022

State agencies move forward with efforts to collect and dispose of firefighting foam containing PFAS

Wisconsin Public Radio, July 21, 2022

Wisconsin AG sues 18 companies over PFAS contamination

Associated Press, July 20, 2022

EPA warns of health problems when PFAS levels in drinking water are inconceivably tiny

Great Lakes Now, July 19, 2022

Many Great Lakes residents are unaware they should limit some fish consumption to avoid harmful contaminants

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, July 18, 2022

Northern Wisconsin residents claim Wisconsin DNR is violating its own standards to protect water quality

Wisconsin Public Radio, July 18, 2022

Outcome of PFAS decision remains uncertain in the midst of stay

JD Supra, July 15, 2022

Advocates petition for PFAS groundwater standards

WXOW, July 15, 2022

Digital record searches move forward in lawsuit against Natural Resources Board member who refused to step down

Wisconsin Public Radio, July 13, 2022

Dane County PFAS lawsuit moved to federal court

Wisconsin State Journal, July 9, 2022

Private well owners ask for ‘forever chemical’ standards for groundwater

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, July 8, 2022

Milwaukee County could sue PFAS manufacturers

Urban Milwaukee, July 5, 2022

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