Wisconsin Assembly hearing signals movement on long delayed PFAS legislation

By: Henry Redman

Outlets: Wisconsin Examiner

Published: January 21, 2026

Words: 1,084

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 4 days ago

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A Wisconsin Assembly committee held a hearing Wednesday on a pair of bills to help mitigate and clean up water contamination caused by PFAS — a class of compounds also known as “forever chemicals” that has been tied to cancer and developmental diseases in children.

For two and a half years, $125 million set aside in the state’s 2023-25 biennial budget to fund the cleanup of PFAS contamination has sat untouched as the …

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