While previous bills have failed, backers offer new funding options that could pave the path forward.
Tag: Asbestos
Posted inEnvironment
From ‘dream’ property to nightmare: Some Wisconsinites pay the price for pollution they didn’t cause
Zach Skrede learned that previous owners had dumped roofing material containing asbestos on his land, and had failed to clean it up.
Posted inMoney & Politics Column
New rules sought on asbestos suits
In April, Renee Simpson told a state legislative committee about her father, who was diagnosed last fall with mesothelioma, a virulent form of cancer associated with asbestos. While he was too weak to travel, she said, he considered the legislation she had come to testify against “unconscionable.”