by Oliver Redsten | Oct 14, 2019 | clean water, groundwater, Water
According to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR), about a quarter of Wisconsin’s population drinks from private wells.For many, they can be a safe and dependable source of water. But unlike public water systems, the responsibility to monitor for...
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 Scott Laeser | Aug 19, 2019 | clean water, groundwater, Water
A few months ago, I wrote about the formation of the Speaker’s Task Force on Water Quality in response to concerning water test results from the first round of sampling for the Southwest Wisconsin Groundwater and Geology (SWIGG) study. The first round of sampling...
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....
by Jon Drewsen | Aug 13, 2019 | clean water, groundwater, Water
Gov. Tony Evers did more in one week to move the state forward on drinking water issues than the entire previous governor’s eight years in office. In late July, Gov. Evers travelled the state to announce steps his administration were taking to tackle drinking water...
by Oliver Redsten | Aug 7, 2019 | PFAS, Water
Northeast Wisconsin residents grapple with PFAS pollution Ruth Kowalski can still remember the first time she read the unfamiliar acronym. It was the fall of 2017, and Kowalski, 64, was standing in the kitchen of her Town of Peshtigo home holding a letter that had...
