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Wisconsin Supreme Court Delivers Win for Environmentalists in Fight over ‘Forever Chemicals’
- 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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Could soybeans counter PFAS in firefighting foam
This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Jeff King has served on the volunteer fire department in Corydon, Kentucky, for over 30 years. He is well aware of the dangers of the job — including one that may be hiding in the supplies he and his crew use to keep others safe. Many of the foams firefighters spray to extinguish blazes contain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. Known as “foreve…
Pesky PFAS present in Louisville water, data show
The Zorn Avenue Pumping Station pulls water from the Ohio River. (Morgan Watkins / LPM)When a sample of untreated water headed for Louisville Water Co.’s Crescent Hill treatment facility showed a 15-fold spike last December in the amount of a forever chemical known as GenX, staff said a factory about 400 miles up the Ohio River was to blame.For several years, the Chemours Co.’s notorious Washington Works facility has released higher-than-permitt…
Bombshell new book reveals company's shocking actions during toxic water scandal: 'One of the most insidious'
After reporting PFAS, also known as "forever chemicals," in the water near its Merrimack, New Hampshire, facility in 2016, manufacturing company Saint-Gobain hoped to fulfill its obligations in the public eye by providing clean drinking water for the community. However, an investigation in a new book says that the company may have known about the problem for much longer, making it complicit in the health problems suffered by residents, according…
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