WMC sues DNR in effort to block cleanup requirements for PFAS, other contaminants
CHRIS HUBBUCH
Updated
Years of training with firefighting foam — like that shown in this 2013 photo from a North Carolina military base — is the likely source PFAS contamination in Madison drinking water. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is drafting rules about where and how fluorinated foam can be tested.
Wisconsin’s largest industry lobby and an Oconomowoc dry cleaner are suing the Department of Natural Resources over the agency’s enforcement of environmental protection laws.
To commemorate the 10-year anniversary of the introduction of and historic protests over the legislation that would later become Act 10, the Cap Times is producing a series of stories and podcasts over the next month. Led by Cap Times’ K-12 education reporter Scott Girard and state politics reporter Briana Reilly, the series will run to mid-March and be available at captimes.com. The podcast discussions will be made available through Jessie Opoien’s Wedge Issues feed on most major podcasting platforms, and at captimes.com. In this episode, Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin president and former gubernatorial candidate Mahlon Mitchell speaks with Girard and Reilly about how the protests launched him into the spotlight and how Act 10 has changed Wisconsin politics.
Years of training with firefighting foam — like that shown in this 2013 photo from a North Carolina military base — is the likely source PFAS contamination in Madison drinking water. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is drafting rules about where and how fluorinated foam can be tested.
