Read the full article by Danielle Kaeding (WPR).
“Gov. Tony Evers announced Monday that he’s signed off on bringing Wisconsin’s PFAS and lead regulations in line with federal standards.
The move comes amid legal challenges to federal regulations and an ongoing power struggle between Wisconsin’s Democratic governor and the Republican-controlled Legislature over agency rules.
The new state rules mirror federal regulations enacted by the Environmental Protection Agency under the Biden administration.
In 2024, the EPA issued a rule that set individual limits for two of the most commonly studied chemicals, PFOA and PFOS, at 4 parts per trillion. The agency also set standards at 10 parts per trillion for three other chemicals: PFNA, PFHxS and GenX. And it set limits on a mix of those three and a fourth chemical, PFBS.
The EPA also revised its Lead and Copper Rule, which requires replacement of all lead service lines by 2037. The new rule also lowers the level that triggers action for addressing lead pipes from 15 to 10 parts per billion.”…