by Jon Drewsen | Jan 22, 2020 | PFAS, Press Releases
Natural Resources Board approves scope statements for needed water protections MADISON, WI — Clean Wisconsin commends the Natural Resources Board (NRB) for voting on Wednesday to allow the Department of Natural Resources to move forward with developing surface water,...
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 Jon Drewsen | Jan 10, 2020 | PFAS, Water
In the environmental world, things seem to come in waves. Either there’s not much going on, or a number of things are happening all at once. For instance, earlier this week, Gov. Evers released a report highlighting the work done on water quality during the Year 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 Jon Drewsen | Aug 23, 2019 | clean water, groundwater, PFAS, Press Releases
MADISON, WI — Clean Wisconsin applauds Gov. Tony Evers for signing an executive order yesterday to address the growing threat to drinking water and public health from the class of hazardous chemicals called PFAS. “PFAS is a public health and environmental challenge...
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....
