Republican lawmakers will allow regulations Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ administration developed to control pollution from toxic “forever chemicals” to take effect, according to a spokesperson for the Legislature’s rules committee.
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Republican lawmakers to let weakened PFAS regulations take effect for Wisconsin
From the PFAS: A selection of State Journal coverage of forever chemicals series
A Wisconsin judge has extended a hold on a ruling that could limit the state’s ability to enforce pollution laws.
The suit claims the defendants knew since the early 1980s that the chemicals could damage the liver, kidneys and nervous system among other ne…
Environmental groups say the lawsuit brought by the state’s largest business lobby could undermine basic pollution control laws and return Wis…
Kaul is asking a Marinette County court to hold Johnson Controls responsible for the state’s costs related to the contamination.
The state Department of Natural Resources and Department of Health Services are advising anglers to limit consumption of brown trout from the …
There was no discussion of new or modified limits for about two dozen other substances, including Trichloroethylene, a common dry cleaning che…
In the face of widespread public support, the Natural Resources Board voted 3-3 with one abstention Wednesday to reject rules to limit certain…
Two adults were still missing after severe thunderstorms brought heavy rains and damaging winds to a wide swath of the Midwest and South.
Forecasters are experimenting with a new warning system for Madison and Milwaukee that doesn’t just account for the heat and humidity but pred…
The guidelines released Wednesday are thousands of times lower than Wisconsin’s first drinking water standards for the fluorinated compounds k…
Midwest Environmental Advocates filed a petition Tuesday asking the state Department of Natural Resources to set enforceable standards for fou…
The synthetic chemicals, which do not break down naturally, have been linked to health problems including low birth weight, cancer, and liver disease.
In the face of widespread public support, the Natural Resources Board voted 3-3 with one abstention Wednesday to reject rules to limit certain…
The guidelines released Wednesday are thousands of times lower than Wisconsin’s first drinking water standards for the fluorinated compounds k…
The synthetic chemicals, which do not break down naturally, have been linked to health problems including low birth weight, cancer, and liver disease.
