Solving the PFAS pollution problem on French Island will be a top priority for Vicki Markussen, if she’s elected mayor of La Crosse. Markussen spoke Friday...
La Crosse County is supporting other local governments, trying to get help to remedy PFAS pollution in local groundwater. Both La Crosse Mayor Tim Kabat and...
Lawsuits, the seemingly impossible task of tracking “forever chemicals” in groundwater, providing residents that have contaminated wells with bottled water and — yet to come —...
How much farther will local officials go to look for hazardous chemicals in La Crosse area well water? More than 100 wells have been tested near...
About one-third of private wells tested so far on French Island contain an excess amount of a hazardous chemical used for years at the La Crosse...
More testing will be done on French Island, for a hazardous chemical found in well water near the La Crosse Airport. Local officials and scientific experts...
La Crosse’s aviation board is putting more money into the search for PFAS chemicals in French Island ground water. The board has voted to spend $75,000...
Wisconsin’s DNR has voted this week to restrict the use of firefighting foam that contains dangerous chemicals called PFAS. That decision comes as La Crosse offers...
The problems with PFAS chemicals have now gotten the attention of the Wisconsin DNR. A Natural Resources policy board voted yesterday to restrict the use...
The city of La Crosse is concerned about well water contamination in nearly 130 homes. The Wisconsin DNR recommended La Crosse investigate contamination near the airport after...
You don’t see it often. Even less so in Wisconsin — bipartisan legislation. The state got that last year in restricting firefighting foam containing PFAS, compounds...
The city of La Crosse could soon approve money to clean up chemical contamination in two city wells at the airport. The finance committee meets Thursday,...
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders said Tuesday that he would enact federal drinking water standards for a group of toxic chemicals that...
The Wisconsin DNR has identified hazardous chemicals known as PFAS in two Monroe County creeks. The substances, commonly used in firefighting foam at airports, were found...
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources wants to test dozens of wastewater treatment systems for a specific type of chemical. La Crosse has made the list....
