Wisconsin cleanup shifts toxic PFAS burden to Alabama Black Belt
The 'father of environmental justice' says sending fluorinated firefighting foam to a landfill in the mostly poor, Black town of Emelle perpetuates racism.
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Wisconsin cleanup shifts toxic PFAS burden to Alabama Black Belt
Emelle is in Black-majority Sumter County. Some residents say it’s not right for states like Wisconsin to send toxic waste their way, but others don’t worry much about the landfill.
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Wisconsin cleanup shifts toxic PFAS burden to Alabama Black Belt
Five-gallon plastic pails holding a toxic chemical linked to cancer sat for years on the shelves of a fire department in south-central Wisconsin. Finally, in a heralded statewide cleanup, they
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Lake Mills fire chief passes away after 41-year career at department
The Lake Mills fire department chief Todd Yandre passed away suddenly during a cardiac event on Wednesday evening, city officials confirmed to News 3 Now.
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'Stay off the ice': Officials issue warning after two ice rescues of children in one week
‘Stay off the ice’: Officials issue warning after two ice rescues of children in one week Morgan Finke © Provided by Madison WMTV Jefferson Police Ice Rescue MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - Authorities in South Central Wisconsin are warning about dangerous ice conditions after crews responded to two ice rescues in one week. Portage Police Department said the latest case happened on the Wisconsin River. According to a press release, first responders were called to the 700 block of W. Edgewater Street at 5:27 p.m. Thursday evening for a report of a 12-year-old who had fallen throu...
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