The Wisconsin Supreme Court has delivered a victory for environmentalists in the battle over the regulation of “forever chemicals” known as PFAS.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court gave environmentalists a win Tuesday in a move that makes it easier for them to hold polluters accountable for using “forever chemicals.“ The state’s high court ruled in a 5-2 decision to reverse lower court rulings and allow the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to remove and remediate the presence of

In a 5-2 ruling on Tuesday, the Wisconsin Supreme Court affirmed the Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) authority to regulate polluters of hazardous substances such as PFAS through the state’s toxic spills law.