US EditionWisconsin Supreme Court Delivers Win for Environmentalists in Fight over ‘Forever Chemicals’
WISCONSIN, JUN 24 – The court ruled 5-2 that Wisconsin regulators can enforce cleanup of PFAS contamination under the state's spills law without waiting for official hazardous designation, supporting faster pollution control.
- The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled 5-2 that the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources can enforce clean-up of PFAS under the state's spills law, despite the lack of hazardous designation.
- Governor Tony Evers stated that the ruling prevents polluters from discharging harmful contaminants without accountability, highlighting the need for clean-up responsibilities.
- Justice Janet Protasiewicz emphasized that the spills law protects human health and the environment by regulating parties responsible for hazardous substance discharges.
- The decision is viewed as a historic win for Wisconsin in addressing PFAS and aims to safeguard communities from harmful substances.
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More Maine water bodies have PFAS-contaminated fish, CDC warns
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday added six entries to a growing list of Maine water bodies where fishing is not recommended because of high levels of toxic “forever chemicals.” The updated advisories, which recommend limiting consumption of all fish, or certain fish, from six water bodies, come after tests of fish in the locations found levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS, that were above the…
How the WI Supreme Court ruling on PFAS is affecting the town of Campbell
CAMPBELL, Wis. (WLAX/WEUX) - The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled that the state Department of Natural Resources can continue to require polluters to clean up toxic PFAS chemicals. That ruling could mean a lot for the Town of Campbell. 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. If the law had not b…
Is it necessary to be afraid of the PFAS, chemicals which one detects even in the blood of polar bears and which for some, at certain doses, are toxic, but also, we will see it, wonderful and irreplaceable? To answer this question, I am sorry, it is necessary to take up some basic notions of chemistry.The recent report of the Academy of Sciences[1], indicates that PFAS are "molecules formed by a chain of carbon atoms of varying length, linear, b…
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