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Wisconsin Supreme Court delivers win for environmentalists in fight over ‘forever chemicals’

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Photo credit: Isaac Wasserman / Wisconsin Watch - A sign warning of PFAS risks in Starkweather Creek in Madison, Wis., is posted along the creek at McCormick Park on July 20, 2021. PFAS are a sometimes toxic family of more than 12,000 compounds commonly found in consumer products like food wrappers, nonstick pans and raincoats along with firefighting foam used to smother hot blazes.

Read the full article by Scott Bauer (Wisconsin Watch)

“The Wisconsin Supreme Court delivered a victory for environmentalists on Tuesday in the fight over ‘forever chemicals’ known as PFAS, issuing a ruling that advocates said will hold polluters accountable.

The liberal-controlled court ruled that state regulators can force landowners to clean up emerging pollutants such as PFAS before they are officially designated as hazardous substances.

The 5-2 ruling is a defeat for the state’s powerful group representing businesses and manufacturers, which had argued the state couldn’t enforce regulations on substances before they were officially designated as hazardous.” …

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