PFAS

Governor Tony Evers announced that he had approved the standard of 4.0 parts per trillion for certain PFAS contaminants

The Town of Stella heard updates about important PFAS grant funding, private well testing and had their questions answered.

Governor Tony Evers and the DNR announced the PFAS Community Grants Sampling Program and the Wisconsin PFAS Private Well Testing program

Following the funding of a three million dollar grant from a National Institute of Health, Stella residents will have opportunity to participate in a study to learn more about how PFAS enters the body.

The Trump administration has stalled a study that would help identify industries dumping harmful PFAS chemicals in wastewater, two former officials say.

The Wisconsin DNR expanded select testing of privates wells a year ago in response to the extreme levels of contamination found in the town of Stella.PFAS are manmade chemicals that have been linked to adverse health effects.

The study used more than 40 years of data to map fluctuating PFAS levels across species in the region's food chain.

State regulators held a listening session on how to spend funds to address PFAS in the Marinette and Peshtigo area

The DNR is organizing the listening session to gather feedback from individuals and communities about the agency’s PFAS law program development

The manufacturer of firefighting foam that contaminated the water supply in northeast Wisconsin with PFAS chemicals for decades has agreed to a $10 million settlement with the state.