Today, the EPA announced the first-ever action plan to address the toxic water crisis affecting millions of Americans, but the plan does nothing to support residents and workers who have been drinking contaminated water for decades. “The EPA action plan will only...
CSWAB issued formal letters today asking the WDNR to confirm whether or not drinking water wells located near known sources of significant PFAS groundwater contamination are being regularly tested and how it is managing PFAS air emissions. “As the Department is aware,...
Recent laboratory testing by the U.S. Army has detected low levels of groundwater contaminants associated with the former Badger Army Ammunition Plant in several nearby residential drinking water wells. Of the 22 drinking water wells tested, five had chloroform,...
WISCONSIN — Neighbors of the former Badger Army Ammunition Plant want the U.S. Army to prioritize public and private well testing in its planned investigation for PFAS – a group of highly toxic compounds that has not been included in any of the Army’s previous...
The WI Department of Natural Resources has announced that it is has established an internal workgroup to help determine the scope of the problem and best courses of action in response to PFAS – emerging contaminants that threaten the State’s drinking water sources and...
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