LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) — Residents of an island polluted with PFAS chemicals have filed claims demanding more than $40 million from a western Wisconsin city they consider responsible for the contamination. Municipalities across the state are grappling with pollution from PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. The man-made chemicals don’t break down easily in nature and have been linked to a host of health problems in humans. Attorneys representing hundreds of residents in the town of Campbell on French Island filed claims totaling $42.4 million against the city of La Crosse. The residents allege firefighting foam used at the La Crosse airport polluted the island’s groundwater with PFAS and the city didn’t inform the residents of the contamination.
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photo: waupun mayor rohn bishop The Waupun Common Council has postponed action on wage increases for paid on call firefighters and elected officials to get more public input. The council discussed the matter, sometimes heated, at their meeting this week and will take up the issue again at their April 8th meeting. If […]
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A house fire near New Holstein claimed the life of a child. Shortly after 2am Wednesday firefighters were called to the scene on Honeymoon Hill Road near County Road T. A child in the home was pronounced dead at a hospital. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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