Environmental and Public Health Groups Call on Governor to Veto Pro-Polluter PFAS Bill
More than a dozen Wisconsin environmental and public health groups joined MEA in sending a joint letter urging Governor Evers to veto Senate Bill 312, a PFAS bill that fails to deliver much-needed aid to communities impacted by PFAS contamination and ultimately leaves those communities worse off by letting polluters off the hook for their fair share of cleanup costs.
Clean Water Advocates and Impacted Community Members Support Governor’s Call for the Legislature to Act on PFAS
Today, the Evers Administration took two important steps to spur action by the Wisconsin State Legislature to address PFAS contamination in the state. Midwest Environmental Advocates (MEA), S.O.H2O, and the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin support the Governor’s actions and urge the state legislature to act quickly.
Senate Republicans Fail to Fix Polluter Loophole in PFAS Clean-Up Bill
The Wisconsin State Senate missed the mark by a wide margin today when it passed SB 312 over the objections of the very Wisconsinites it purports to help—those whose communities have been directly impacted by PFAS contamination.
PFAS Bill Would Let Polluters Off the Hook
Supporters of a PFAS bill under consideration in the Legislature say it would provide much-needed aid for communities impacted by so-called “forever chemicals”, but the bill could end up leaving Wisconsinites worse off. That’s because the bill contains troubling provisions that would limit the state’s enforcement authority and shift the cost of cleanup from polluters to taxpayers.