water contamination Archives - Wisconsin Watch

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Environment, Government

Tyco agrees to $10 million settlement with Wisconsin over PFAS water contamination

by Scott Bauer / Associated Press June 4, 2026June 4, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Democratic Gov. Tony Evers hailed the settlement with Tyco Fire Products as a “historic and important milestone” in the fight for clean water.

Study: Toxic PFAS chemical plume detected in Green Bay

by John Flesher / Associated Press January 4, 2023January 4, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Health & Welfare

What should I do about PFAS in my water?

by Bennet Goldstein / Wisconsin Watch November 21, 2022January 3, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Environment, Health & Welfare

Wisconsin’s French Island faces stark choices as PFAS water crisis lingers

by Bennet Goldstein / Wisconsin Watch September 17, 2022February 27, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Environment, Health & Welfare

U.S. Rep. Ron Kind among French Island residents grappling with PFAS contamination

by Bennet Goldstein / Wisconsin Watch September 17, 2022September 14, 2022 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Testing the waters: How groups monitor toxic algae in the absence of state testing

by Eva Tesfaye / Harvest Public Media September 13, 2022September 13, 2022 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

‘Something has to be done’: Living along Madison’s Starkweather Creek, one of Wisconsin’s most polluted waterways.

by Isaac Wasserman / Wisconsin Watch October 7, 2021July 8, 2022 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

‘The middle of a massive contamination’: Residents of Wisconsin region struggle with aftereffects of dangerous ‘forever chemicals’

by John McCracken / Investigate Midwest May 4, 2021October 4, 2021 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Environment, Failure at the Faucet, Health & Welfare, Water Watch Wisconsin

As wells go deeper, radium levels rise in state tap water

by Mary Kate McCoy March 6, 2016March 31, 2016 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Environment, Failure at the Faucet, Health & Welfare, Water Watch Wisconsin

Reducing the risk of lead poisoning from drinking water

by Dee J. Hall / Wisconsin WatchJanuary 31, 2016October 5, 2016 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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