WEEK ABOUT CONTAMINATION OF PFAS
CHEMICALS IN WATER, WISCONSIN
ATTORNEY GENERAL JOSH KAUL HAS
SIGNED ON TO A LETTER URGING
CONGRESS TO LIST THE COMPOUNDS
AS HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES.
WITHOUT THIS DESIGNATION, THE
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
IS LIMITED IN ITS ABILITY TO
ENFORCE TESTING AND CLEAN-UP OF
CONTAMINATED SITES.
THE LETTER, SIGNED BY 22 STATE
ATTORNEYS GENERAL SAID, "PUBLIC
UNDERSTANDING ABOUT THE SERIOUS
RISKS THAT PFAS CONTAMINATION
POSES TO HUMAN HEALTH AND THE
ENVIRONMENT IS GROWING.
WITHOUT FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE
ACTION TO ASSIST STATES AND
COMMUNITIES THAT ARE RESPONDING
TO THIS BURGEONING THREAT, THE
PUBLIC MAY LOSE CONFIDENCE IN
THE SAFETY OF ITS DRINKING WATER
SOURCES, CONSUMER PRODUCTS AND
OTHER ROOTS OF ROUTES OF EXPOSURE TO
OTHER DANGEROUS LEVELS OF PFAS.
CURRENTLY NO FEDERAL -- THE
TIMELINE FOR P