Cities in Wisconsin face massive PFAS pollution, but Republicans are working overtime to protect the polluters.
Republicans in Wisconsin are showing the world just how far they are willing to go to protect corporate polluters. They are withholding $125 million designated for cleanup of widespread PFAS contamination in drinking water and have said they will only release the funds in exchange for immunity for polluters.
PFAS are a class of chemicals used in dozens of industries to make products water, stain, and heat resistant. They are called “forever chemicals” because they don’t naturally break down, and they persist in the environment and accumulate in humans’ and animals’ bodies. The compounds are linked to cancer, decreased immunity, thyroid problems, birth defects, kidney disease, liver problems, and a range of other serious illnesses.
Previously, money approved during budgeting processes was released to the state agency. Since Evers ousted the Republican Scott Walker in 2018, the GOP-controlled legislature has claimed the joint finance committee it dominates can add stipulations to how the money is spent or refuse to release money approved in the budget.
The Evers administration announced in late May that it would sue the committee for withholding the funds and make a constitutional separation of powers claim. It charges the JFC’s withholding is “an unconstitutional legislative veto.” While residents of the state wait for the Republicans in the legislature to discover where they hid their humanity and their scruples, those PFAS chemicals continue to invade the bodies of people who live in Campbell and other Wisconsin communities.
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