French Island Makes Progress on PFAS Pollution

Residents drinking bottled water, awaiting new municipal water system in 2028.

Who Will Pay for PFAS Pollution?

Governor, GOP lawmakers wrestle over cleanup liability and 'innocent landowners.'

Gov. Evers’ biennial state budget prioritizes clean water, clean energy, and public lands for Wisconsin

Gov. Evers Announces Comprehensive Plan to Ensure Clean Water for Kids and Families in 2025 Year of the Kid

Governor proposes key investments to fight PFAS contamination statewide, remove lead from service lines, homes, and schools

GOP Lawmakers Propose School Water Filters to Address PFAS, Lead

Schools would also need to develop sampling and testing process.

Wisconsin Conservation Voters thank Gov. Evers for prioritizing public health, urges bipartisan prioritization of baseline PFAS groundwater standards

Evers Announces $145 Million Plan to Address PFAS

His new budget will fund new grant programs, staff, testing and research.

Senator Jodi Habush Sinykin Praises Governor Evers’ Proactive Plan to Address PFAS in Our Water

Gov. Evers Announces New Plans to Combat PFAS, Protect Kids and Families from Harmful Contaminants, and Expand Access to Clean, Safe Drinking Water

Gov. Evers Kicks Off 2025 Year of The Kid with Efforts to Ensure Kids and Families Have Access to Safe, Clean Drinking Water

Governor approves rule to combat lead poisoning, directs additional $5 million to support the replacement, reconstruction, treatment, or abandonment of contaminated private wells to address PFAS and other contaminants

Wisconsin Supreme Court Hears Challenge to State Authority in PFAS Case

Top business group sued DNR, arguing it lacks power to make businesses clean up PFAS.

Legislature Will Try Again On Regulating Forever Chemical Contamination

Communities have waited more than 500 days to access $125 million set aside for PFAS remediation.

EPA Adds Nine Additional PFAS to the Toxics Release Inventory

Coalition of 30 Groups Calls for $953 Million Funding For Safe Drinking Water

Pushing WI Legislature for water infrastructure upgrades and preventive measures.

Insurers Add PFAS Exclusions to Liability Policies

Will state's businesses and farms be more careful about polluting if losses not covered?

EPA Releases Draft Health-Based Recommendations for PFAS Levels in Bodies of Water

Criteria can be used to inform water quality standards to protect people from exposure to PFAS

EPA Launches New Studies and Data Collection Efforts to Better Protect Communities from PFAS

More than 30 groups call on State Legislature to take action on safe drinking water for Safe Drinking Water Act 50th anniversary

EPA Launches New Initiative to Tackle PFAS, Identify Emerging Contaminants in Water

Environmental & Public Health Groups Urge Wisconsin Supreme Court to Reject Attempt by WMC to Undermine State’s Spills Law

Baldwin Announces $86 Million for Clean and Safe Drinking Water in Wisconsin Through Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

EPA Issues Test Order for PFAS Used in Manufacturing Under National Testing Strategy

DNR Asks Hunters Near Town Of Stella To Donate Deer Tissue Samples For PFAS Testing

Gov. Evers, DNR Announce Nearly $460,000 In Grants Awarded To Small Public Water Systems With PFAS And Manganese Contamination

Grants to help ensure access to clean drinking water for schools, day cares, apartment complexes, businesses, and more

State Supreme Court Agrees to Take WMC Toxic Pollution Case

Decision Could Have Far-Reaching Implications for State’s Ability to Protect Wisconsinites from PFAS Contamination

2017 Law Resulting in Long List of Outdated DNR Water Standards

Nearly 50 groundwater standards for PFAS, pesticides, metals and other compounds remain unaddressed.

Is Milorganite Making People Sick?

Research suggests it’s laced with PFAS or forever chemicals.

Wisconsin Seeks To Match PFAS Rules To Federal Regulations

EPA set new standards for the forever chemicals in April.

PFAS in Foam Far Worse Than Water in Wisconsin’s Rivers, Lakes

Study finds PFAS levels in foam were 50 to 7,000 times higher than in the water.

Lawmakers At Odds Over Releasing Health, PFAS Funds

GOP-controlled Joint Finance Committee won't release funding, citing legal risk.