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The Wisconsin DNR updated its fish consumption advisories.This includes new guidance for the Moen Chain of Lakes in Oneida County.The chain is in the Stella area where some of the highest levels of PFAS contamination have been found in private wells.
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Consortium of Great Lakes universities and tech companies gets $15M to seek ways to clean wastewaterThe National Science Foundation has given a consortium of Great Lakes-area universities and tech companies $15 million to develop ways to extract harmful substances from wastewater.
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Recently, the Oneida County Board requested the DNR offer PFAS testing of private wells in the county that are near sites where biosolids have been spread. This is a guide to look at some of that data and give people an update on PFAS in the county.
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The Oneida County Board wants the Wisconsin DNR to do more testing of private wells in the county.PFAS chemicals have been linked to health conditions like increased cholesterol levels, decreased vaccine response in children, and increased risk of kidney cancer.
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Excessive compliance costs have forced Wisconsin regulators to stop developing standards limiting so-called forever chemicals in groundwater, Gov. Tony Evers said Tuesday
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The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is creating a new grant program to help small public water systems deal with PFAS and manganese contamination.
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Wisconsin's largest business lobbying group is suing the state Department of Justice over an open records request it says the agency delayed for a year and a half before denying.
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Wausau Mayor Katie Rosenberg says the city’s lawsuit against more than 70 known PFAS manufacturing companies and the insurance companies that represent them is about getting fair value for Wausau residents, who are already forking out more money for drinking water thanks to upgrades designed to remove the chemicals from the supply
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While there is still a lot to learn about the emerging contaminant, Wisconsin’s Green Fire wants to make sure people are educated about the issue.
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The state Senate passed a bill this week that’s meant to distribute $125 million in funds set aside in the state budget to address PFAS.But as WXPR’s Katie Thoresen reports, critics of the bill say it will make it harder to hold polluters accountable.