Conservation Training

Wisconsin’s Forever Chemical Crisis – Local Impacts and Community Action

June 9, 2022

5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Location: Wausau, WI

On this tour we’ll join Wisconsin’s Green Fire members John Robinson, Meleesa Johnson, Mark Thimke and other members of WGF’s Contaminants of Concern Work Group will join the mayors of Wausau and Rhinelander and other local officials for a tour and policy discussion at the Wisconsin River in downtown Wausau.

PFAS are persistent chemicals used in manufacturing that can cause severe health problems and are being discovered in a growing number of Wisconsin communities. On this tour we’ll join Wisconsin’s Green Fire members John Robinson, Meleesa Johnson, Mark Thimke and other members of WGF’s Contaminants of Concern Work Group will join the mayors of Wausau and Rhinelander and other local officials for a tour and policy discussion at the Wisconsin River in downtown Wausau. You’ll learn more about the unique challenges managing and protecting people and our environment from the effects of PFAS in Wisconsin communities.

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