Wisconsin cleanup shifts toxic PFAS burden to Alabama Black Belt

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By Bennet Goldstein, Wisconsin WatchNov 4, 2023, 9:00 am596 ptsHotTop
This article first appeared on Wisconsin Watch and is republished here under a Creative Commons license. 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 were gathered…

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