The director of a Wisconsin environmental group says as the toxic PFAS threat grows, polluters are trying to minimize it. Last month, the city of Rhinelander shut down one of its municipal wells after testing indicated the presence of perfluorinated compounds, commonly known as PFAS. The DNR has asked 125 municipalities, including Fond du Lac to begin voluntarily testing for PFAS. Executive director of the Wisconsin Conservation Voters, Kerry Schumann, says there is mounting evidence linking PFAS to a range of negative health effects. Schumann says Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce, the state’s largest business organization, issued an irresponsible statement decrying testing and remediation claiming it would devastate Wisconsin’s economy. Schumann says Conservation Voters supports the DNR’s efforts to set new PFAS standards.
