Wisconsin Senate unanimously passes PFAS legislation

By: Henry Redman

Outlets: Wisconsin Examiner

Published: March 17, 2026

Words: 1,007

Last Updated: 3 days, 14 hours ago

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The Wisconsin Senate unanimously passed legislation Tuesday that, once signed, will release $125 million set aside nearly three years ago to address PFAS contamination in the state’s water supplies.

The vote, on the last day the Senate was scheduled to be in session for the year, was the culmination of a multi-year legislative saga involving negotiations between legislative Republicans, Gov. Tony Evers, the state Department of Natural Resources and a number of outside …

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