{"id":4549,"date":"2023-07-30T05:03:14","date_gmt":"2023-07-30T05:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=4549"},"modified":"2023-07-30T18:02:28","modified_gmt":"2023-07-30T18:02:28","slug":"wisconsin-governor-attorney-general-question-proposed-pfas-settlement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=4549","title":{"rendered":"Wisconsin Governor, Attorney General Question Proposed PFAS Settlement"},"content":{"rendered":"

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by Benjamin Yount<\/h5>\n

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Wisconsin\u2019s governor says the proposed PFAS settlement from 3M may do more harm than good.<\/p>\n

Gov. Tony Evers and Attorney General Josh Kaul questioned just how much money Wisconsin would see from 3M\u2019s proposed $10 billion-plus settlement.<\/p>\n

\u201cI promised the people of Wisconsin we would work to ensure those responsible are held accountable and would fight to make sure taxpayers don\u2019t have to foot the bill to clean up the messes that others made \u2013 this settlement falls short of that commitment,\u201d Evers said in a Thursday statement.<\/p>\n

3M is one of the largest PFAS makers in the United States. The company recently proposed a settlement between $10.5 billion and $12.5 billion to settle PFAS contamination claims.<\/p>\n

PFAS, the acronym for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are widely used, long-lasting chemicals, components of which break down very slowly over time. They are used in everything from Teflon coating to firefighting foam. Studies vary on their harmful effects; more is known about their impact on animals than on humans.<\/p>\n

But Evers and Kaul (pictured above, left) say 3M\u2019s proposed settlement could have cities and\/or local water systems owing 3M for PFAS clean-up work after the settlement money runs out.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe must ensure that our drinking water is safe from toxic forever chemicals and that taxpayers aren\u2019t left to foot the bill for remediating PFAS contamination,\u201d Kaul said. \u201cWe will continue working to hold the companies that profited from the production and sale of PFAS accountable.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a legal argument against the settlement, Wisconsin and other states suing over PFAS contamination, said the settlement offer may also require local water systems to make a blind decision about whether to settle or continue in court.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe proposed settlement may require public water systems to decide whether to broadly release their claims against 3M, and assume a broad indemnity of and credit against 3M\u2019s responsibilities, without any idea what consideration they may receive in return,\u201d the legal argument states.<\/p>\n

Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, as well as the District of Columbia are joining Wisconsin in opposing the settlement offer.<\/p>\n

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Benjamin Yount is a contributor to The Center Square.\u00a0<\/a>
\nPhoto \u201cTony Evers\u201d by Tony Evers. <\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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