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22 attorneys general oppose 3M settlement over water systems contamination with ‘forever chemicals’
Attorneys asked a federal court to reject the proposed $10.3 billion settlement over contaminated water.
Residents of PFAS-polluted island file $42.4 million in claims against Wisconsin city
Residents of an island polluted with PFAS chemicals have filed claims demanding more than $40 million from a western Wisconsin city they say is responsible for the contamination.
The coming wave of PFAS litigation?
Over time, PFAS was added to millions of everyday products: shampoo, dental floss, cosmetics, clothes, carpeting, sofas, pizza boxes, food wrappers, cookware and rain gear.
New GOP plan to combat PFAS proposed
It was unclear when the Senate committee might vote on the bill.
Republican lawmakers propose plan to combat PFAS pollution in Wisconsin
Municipalities across Wisconsin are struggling with PFAS contamination in groundwater, including Green Bay, Marinette, Madison, Wausau and the town of Campbell on French Island.
Wis. Attorney General leads 17 States urging EPA to finalize proposed PFAS drinking water standards
Across the country, PFAS contamination is often found at military bases, firefighting training centers, civilian airports, and industrial facilities.
Regulators move ahead with groundwater PFAS rules
Wisconsin's Natural Resources Board on Wednesday voted unanimously to proceed with regulating so-called forever chemicals in the state's groundwater, 10 months after a plan was scrapped under pressure from the state's powerful business industry.
Evers administration seeks OK to start new PFAS regulations
Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' administration plans to ask state environmental officials again for permission to develop limits on a group of chemicals known as PFAS in Wisconsin groundwater.
EPA to designate ‘forever chemicals’ as hazardous substances
The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday designated "forever chemicals" that have been used in cookware, carpets and firefighting foams as hazardous substances, clearing the way for quicker cleanup of the group of toxic compounds known as PFAS.
Wisconsin AG sues 18 companies over PFAS contamination
Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking to force nearly 20 companies that he alleges contaminated the environment with chemicals known as PFAS to reimburse the state for investigations and cleanup work.
After lawsuits, new PFAS standards to take effect
Wisconsin Republicans will allow regulations Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' administration developed to control pollution from a group of chemicals known as PFAS to take effect, a spokesman for the lawmaker who controls the Legislature's rules committee said Monday.
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