State Capitol Report: Addressing PFAS, Plans For Democrats

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A field at a PFAS-contaminated farm
In this Thursday Aug. 15, 2019 photo, hay dries after a recent cut at Stoneridge Farm in Arundel, Maine. The farm has been forced to shut down after sludge spread on the farm land was linked to high levels of PFAS in the milk. Robert F. Bukaty/AP Photo 

A new report written by nearly 20 state agencies reveals how Wisconsin will address the environmental and health risks of PFAS. Then, we discuss which issues the Democratic Party wants to focus on for 2021.

Featured in this Show

  • Last month representatives from multiple state agencies presented the Wisconsin PFAS Action Plan. Led by the DNR, the plan attempts to set standards to clean up contamination of the forever chemicals known as PFAS and prevent future pollution.

  • State Capitol Report: Democratic Party Looks To The Future

    We speak with the chair of the state’s Democratic party about what it learned over the last several years and how that will inform its priorities in 2021.

Episode Credits

  • Kate Archer Kent Host
  • Jana Rose Schleis Producer
  • Laura Pavin Producer
  • Lee Rayburn Technical Director
  • Darsi Foss Guest
  • Ben Wikler Guest