by Carly Michiels | Feb 5, 2020 | clean water, PAHs, PFAS, Water
On January 8th, 2020, the Water Quality Task Force released their much-anticipated report containing a new package of bills and recommendations to address water quality issues in the state. This comes roughly a year after drinking water pollution issues took the...
by Carly Michiels | Jan 15, 2020 | PFAS, Water
Next week, the Department of Natural Resources will go before the Natural Resources Board, a citizen panel that oversees the agency, to seek approval to develop new groundwater, drinking, and surface water standards for the class of chemicals called PFAS. PFAS have...
by Carly Michiels | Nov 13, 2019 | clean water, great lakes, Water
In October, Clean Wisconsin led a small group of individuals for a small lobby day in Washington, D.C., to share stories about the importance of the Great Lakes with elected officials. Healing Our Waters is a national organization that builds a coalition of...
by Carly Michiels | Sep 25, 2019 | PFAS, Water
We have seen firsthand how the insidious nature of PFAS pollution is creating major problems for residents and families in communities like Marinette and Peshtigo. Folks like Ruth and John Kowalski, who live just a mile from a firefighting training facility in...
by Carly Michiels | Aug 14, 2019 | PFAS, Water
Lawmakers, Evers Administration make strides on PFAS During the Year of Clean Drinking Water, lawmakers and state agencies under the leadership of Gov. Evers have started to take early but important steps to curb PFAS pollution and protect public health in Wisconsin....
