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It was an ad for a house in a shoppers guide that first sparked Katy Bailey’s interest in moving to Nelsonville. She and her husband Bobby were a young couple finishing school in Oshkosh and wanted to settle down closer to where they grew up in Wisconsin Rapids.“When we saw the home... Read More
When Cindy Boyle’s family learned about PFAS hot spots in neighboring Marinette in 2017, she and concerned neighbors organized a grassroots group called SOH2O, or Save Our Water, to urge the Peshtigo town board to help those with contaminated private drinking water wells.“We have... Read More
What Tom Kilian witnessed during the City of Wausau’s proposal to expand Thomas Street around ten years ago deepened his understanding of how environmental justice is entwined with issues of housing, health, transit and gentrification.After the City bought properties in the working... Read More
The communities of Marshfield and Adams shut down some drinking water wells last week after tests for PFAS contamination by the Department of Natural Resources found contamination levels would be harmful to human health. As more communities test their drinking water for contamination,... Read More
Today the Natural Resources Board of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources failed to approve a plan for better state standards to limit the amount of PFAS pollution in ground water. The Board amended the drinking water standard to two and a half times more lenient than... Read More
