Wisconsin does not have regulations for PFAS in groundwater, from which most of the state gets its drinking water. The DNR attempted to create standards for the chemicals in groundwater in 2022 ...

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has delivered a victory for environmentalists in the battle over the regulation of "forever chemicals" known as PFAS.

The intractable chemicals are turning up in drinking water around the country. In 2022, the EPA released health advisories, suggesting virtually no amount of several PFAS is safe for consumption.

For nearly five years, Campbell residents have had contaminated water because of PFAS. According to officials, the town has a safe interim source of water being paid for by the Wisconsin DNR.

The DNR is working to develop statewide standards following EPA recommendations. The governor has been working on the CLEAR Act, a proposal that prioritizes clean water. Cost to treat groundwater ...

STELLA, Wis. (WJFW) — According to a local resident, Snowden Lake in Stella has the highest PFAS levels in the state of ...

MADISON - Wisconsin will distribute more than $273 million to help communities address contaminants in water such as lead and "forever chemicals." Gov. Tony Evers announced the funding Monday ...

MADISON, Wis. -- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources on Tuesday announced nearly $460,000 in grants to fight PFAS and manganese contamination in the state's smaller public water systems ...

Wisconsin's biggest business lobby sued the DNR in 2021, saying the agency never labeled PFAS a hazardous substance through an official rule, so it can't force businesses to test for them. Several ...

Earlier this year, Evers proposed his biennial Executive Budget for 2025-2027, that earmarks over $145 million towards addressing Wisconsin’s PFAS contamination and would exempt residential and ...

MADISON (AP) -- The Wisconsin Supreme Court delivered a victory for environmentalists on Tuesday in the fight over "forever chemicals" known as PFAS. The liberal-controlled court ruled that state ...

A water sample is measured as part of a PFAS drinking water treatment experiment, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023, at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Center For Environmental Solutions and ...