MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — $134 million dollars from a trust fund established to for detection and mitigation of so-called “forever chemicals” could soon be headed to Wisconsinites impacted by PFAs contamination.
“A good portion of it, 80 million dollars of this, goes to our private well owners because it’s just, I see some of these folks in the district where I am with Johnson Controls. We are probably one of the worst places in the nation that has PFAS contamination from the firefighting foam that they’ve produced over the years,” said Representative Jeff Mursau, the bills’ author.
Democratic Governor Tony Evers vetoed a previous bill which he said let PFAs polluters off the hook but is expected to sign two bipartisan bills which passed the Assembly on Friday as the chamber wrapped up its work. Both will need to pass the Senate before going to the governor.