WORT 89.9FM Madison · Wisconsin PFAS Standards Not Up To Snuff After years of grassroots lobbying, Wisconsin will finally adopt regulatory standards governing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, better known as […]
Kinnard Farms Asks DNR to Review Groundwater Monitoring Mandate on Far...
Kinnard Farms is suing the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources over water quality requirements. Kinnard Farms is one of the largest dairy producers in the state, and is capped at […]
Wisconsin Inches Forward Towards PFAS Standards
As awareness of PFAS chemicals spreads across the country, eight states, such as Ohio and Michigan, have enacted regulations to limit the amount of the chemicals that are allowed in […]
Wisconsin Supreme Court lifts Scott Walker-era restrictions on Wiscons...
Today, Wisconsin’s Supreme Court issued a decision in a pair of lawsuits determining the Department of Natural Resources authority to protect Wisconsin’s waterways. The rulings grant the DNR power to […]
Wisconsin Supreme Court considers DNR’s authority in regulating ...
Nancy Utesch is a farmer in Kewaunee County in northeast Wisconsin. Utesch, alongside her husband, runs a 150-acre operation. The Utesch’s cattle are all grass-fed, and they use a rotational […]
Governor Evers announces legal actions against PFAS polluters
Wisconsin’s Department of Justice — alongside the Department of Administration — is taking the first steps towards legal action against PFAS polluters. In a statement, Governor Tony Evers announced that […]