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Clean Wisconsin helps organize Wisconsin’s first PFAS Summit

July 8, 2025

In a first-of-its-kind event, a state-wide PFAS group hosted its inaugural PFAS Summit at Rib Mountain State Park in Wausau earlier this summer.…

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Trump Administration moves to weaken standards for toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water

May 14, 2025

A little more than a year after announcing its first ever drinking water standards for toxic PFAS chemicals, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is reversing course, announcing it intends to rescind regulations for four key types of toxic PFAS compounds.…

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This Groundwater Awareness Week, Clean Wisconsin calls on lawmakers to fund more well testing

March 12, 2025

As we mark national Groundwater Awareness Week, Clean Wisconsin and our partners are calling for $2.5 million in additional state budget funding for…

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What Trump 2.0 means for our environment

November 11, 2024

What does a new, better-prepared Trump Administration mean for the water we drink, the air we breathe, the safety of our food, our climate?…

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Critical federal environmental protections, climate initiatives will be targeted in next administration

November 7, 2024

“Protecting the water we drink, the air we breathe, the places where we swim and fish, our climate—these should not be partisan issues. If these are things we all care about, we’re going to have to fight hard for them.”…

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All the Money in the World

August 20, 2024

New research reveals how much it would cost to remove toxic PFAS 'forever' chemicals from the environment at the same rate we're currently producing and using them.…

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Price of Pollution: Toxic PFAS contamination devastates two Wisconsin communities

April 12, 2024

Fighting pollution has been at the core of Clean Wisconsin’s mission since it was founded 54 years ago. The reason is simple. Our…

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New EPA Standards for PFAS will protect millions of Wisconsinites

April 10, 2024

About 355,000 Wisconsinites are served by systems that do not meet the new EPA standards for PFAS.…

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Under the Lens: What we know about PFAS contamination in Wisconsin’s drinking water

March 19, 2024

What is the extent of PFAS contamination in Wisconsin's drinking water? This column looks at two sources of information to provide some insight into that question.…

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PFAS Bill Puts Burden of Cleanup on Wisconsin Taxpayers

February 26, 2024

The legislature's PFAS bill would result in PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ being treated differently than other hazardous substances under Wisconsin’s Spill’s Law.…

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