On Tuesday, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that the DNR doesn’t have to identify PFAS as hazardous before ordering cleanup.
“The DNR won’t tell us which PFAS are regulated,” Manley said. “They won’t tell anyone the hazardous substances they need to regulate. If you have a spill or identify a contaminate on your property, you have a legal obligation to report that immediately to the DNR.”
But how can property owners know what chemicals are considered contaminants? In some cases, Manley said, the DNR even considers milk and beer to be PFAS.
“People ought to be able to know what the law is in order to comply with it… The DNR refuses to say what the law is, and that’s why we sued.”
