PFAS

On Wednesday, the Environmental Protection Agency announced plans to weaken limits on some harmful “forever chemicals” in drinking water roughly a year after the Biden administration finalized the first-ever national standards

A new study from Michigan State University researchers revealed lasting PFAS effects in a Michigan community's drinking water near an old paper mill landfill

Senator Mary Felzkowski and Representative Rob Swearingen held four listening sessions in Vilas and Oneida County this week.

The City of Rhinelander and Nicolet College have begun talking about a municipal well being installed on the campus

Two of the city’s wells have been offline since 2019 when elevated levels of PFAS were found in the water.

The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board recently got an update on challenges for drinking water in the state

Competing proposals would protect “innocent landowners” — those who didn’t knowingly cause pollution — from liability.

The only private lab in Wisconsin that does PFAS testing is located in Crandon.As it continues to process results for roughly 500 PFAS samples a month, Northern Lake Service is working to ensure its testing is using the latest methods.

PFAS is a group of manmade chemicals that are being found more and more in our environment.They’ve also been found in people and linked to number of health risks including increased risk for some cancers.

A recent report from the EPA outlines the potential human and environmental risks from PFAS chemical found in sewage sludge.