>> IN ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS, THE
STATE DNR HAS NO AUTHORITY TO
REGULATE THE CLEAN-UP OF PFAS OR
FOREVER CHEMICALS UNDER
WISCONSIN LAW.
THAT'S ACCORDING TO A WAUKESHA
COUNTY COURT RULING THIS WEEK.
INSTEAD, THE REGULATION WOULD
HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE
LEGISLATURE'S RULE-MAKING
PROCESS.
PFAS ARE A GROUP OF TOXIC
CHEMICALS THAT LEACH INTO
DRINKING AND GROUNDWATER AND
DERIVE FROM SUCH THINGS AS
FIREFIGHTING FOAM.
COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE ARE
DEALING WITH P-PHOS PFAS CONTAMN