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Here’s a brief explanation of the PFAS chemicals.
PFAS weekly roundup: $1M spent in Kalamazoo County, bills face industry opposition in Wisconsin, Ohio River study being designed
Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
No Defense: New PFAS documentary looks at military’s role in the crisis
The film debuts on Feb. 19 at the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor.
Before the PFAS-related consent decree takes effect, the public can comment at hearings and online
The West Michigan company that dumped tannery scraps reached an agreement with two townships and the state. Here’s how to share your opinions about it.
Wisconsin lawmakers introduce sweeping PFAS pollution bill
The new bill would allocate $7.7 million over two years toward efforts to slow contamination and clean up polluted areas.
PFAS News Roundup: Litigation, testing, fish advisories, microwave popcorn and new firefighting foam labels
Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS – a group of man-made chemicals flagged as a major contaminant in sources of water across the country – in the Great Lakes region and on a national level in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
Board authorizes Wisconsin DNR to begin drafting water standards for pollutants
The department has proposed: creating groundwater standards for 16 substances that are currently unregulated, including E. coli bacteria; revising standards for five substances already regulated; and creating limits on PFAS in groundwater and surface water.
Wisconsin lawmakers approve firefighting foam restrictions
The bill now goes to Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, who can sign it into law or veto it.
Wisconsin lawmakers poised to adopt restrictions on firefighting foam
Both the Senate and Assembly are scheduled to vote on the Republican-authored proposal Tuesday. The GOP controls both houses, making passage all but certain. The bill would go next to Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, who can sign it into law or veto it.
