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Dept. of Natural Resources: DNR issues PFAS monitoring general permit for biosolids
Policy
1 Jul 2026
This Wisconsin state general permit will require that facilities spreading biosolids monitor and report PFAS concentrations.
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Brown County Board OKs outside counsel to sue over PFAS at Green Bay airport
News
18 Jun 2026 | Fox 11 News
A Wisconsin county affected by PFAS remediation is exploring “every option available to recover damages and avoid the necessary expenditure of potentially millions of dollars in unexpected and unbudgeted resources related to PFAS remediation.”
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DNR hosting listening session to gather feedback about PFAS law program development
Policy
5 Jun 2026
The DNR is hosting a public listening session virtually on June 19, 2026, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. to gather feedback about implementation of the programs authorized by these laws.
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Tyco to pay $10 million, cover cleanup costs in PFAS suit settlement
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5 Jun 2026 | WisPolitics-State Affairs
According to the state Department of Justice, the $10 million is on top of the approximately $100 million Tyco has already spent to address contamination in the Marinette area.
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Wisconsin PFAS limits may face legal challenge after EPA’s proposed rollback
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21 May 2026 | Wisconsin Public Radio
Dave Strifling, director of Marquette Law School’s Water Law & Policy Initiative, told WPR’s “Wisconsin Today” that state and federal law dictates Wisconsin’s rules may be no less stringent than federal requirements under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
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Maine went all-in on the state’s PFAS problem 5 years ago. What can Wisconsin learn?
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11 May 2026 | Wisconsin Public Radio
The funding will help with PFAS testing and remediation efforts around the state, including money for new wells and a provision to protect “innocent landowners” who have pollution on their property through no fault of their own.
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‘Forever chemicals’ run deep at 3M’s Greystone site — and the fallout is just beginning
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1 May 2026 | Wausau Pilot & Review
Wisconsin DNR investigation identified that historical 3M dust-suppression activities potentially used PFAS-contaminated groundwater.
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Evers signs PFAS bills into law, releasing $133M to address contamination
Policy
6 Apr 2026
The compromise creates protections for farmers, some businesses and other “innocent landowners” to not be held responsible for PFAS contamination they did not cause. It also allocates $80 million in community grants for testing and remediation efforts.
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Wisconsin Senate passes $133 million package to address PFAS contamination
Policy
17 Mar 2026
The rare bipartisan compromise offers at least some hope for the scores of Wisconsin villages, towns and cities grappling with PFAS pollution in their groundwater.
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Gov. Tony Evers signs off on new PFAS, lead regulations
Policy
2 Mar 2026
Evers’ announcement comes as he and Republicans are close to reaching a deal to release $132 million set aside in a PFAS trust fund for addressing contamination from the chemicals.
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Wisconsin Assembly passes deals on PFAS, SNAP funding
Policy
20 Feb 2026
The Assembly voted 93 to 0 to pass two bills addressing PFAS contamination, one requiring the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to clean up PFAS on behalf of exempt individuals or businesses, and the other creating grants for testing and remediation.
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PFAS levels in Great Lakes fish are dropping, study finds
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6 Feb 2026 | Wisconsin Public Radio
“We do see the ecosystem responding to these changes in industrial practices, which is a great thing,” Balgooyen said. “We know that industry is in a very powerful position at this point because what they do changes what’s happening in our environment.”
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A crisis emerges across the US as ‘forever chemicals’ quietly contaminate drinking water wells
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2 Feb 2026 | AP
Stella is far from the only community near industrial sites and military bases nationwide where enormous amounts of PFAS have contaminated the landscape, posing a particular threat to nearby well owners.
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Gov. Tony Evers and GOP lawmakers say a deal is within reach on addressing PFAS
Policy
26 Jan 2026
The proposed amendments to the bills include protections for innocent landowners, funding for emergency bottled water, around $80 million in grants for local governments and $35 million for a grant program to replace or rebuild contaminated wells.
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Paper company named responsible for PFAS pollution offers bottled water to Stella
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25 Jan 2026 | Wisconsin Public Radio
“I do commend them. They are doing something now that they’ve been told they have to,” Crump said. “Something is better than nothing, which is what they were doing before. We just need to make sure that something is…what’s going to help our citizens the most.”