Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear case with broad implications for PFAS cleanup

Read the full article by Danielle Kaeding (Wisconsin Public Radio)

“The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear a case that could have sweeping effects on state environmental regulators’ authority to force businesses to clean up PFAS pollution under the state’s spills law. 

The state’s high court announced late Wednesday that it would grant a petition by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to hear the case. It stems from a 2021 lawsuit filed against the agency by Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce, or WMC, on behalf of Oconomowoc-based dry cleaner Leather Rich.

The suit challenged the DNR’s authority to force businesses to clean up PFAS contamination without standards for the chemicals, arguing the agency bypassed the state’s rulemaking process. A Waukesha County judge and state appeals court have ruled in favor of the WMC, the state’s largest business group.”…