The Wisconsin Assembly passed a deal to release funding that helps address toxic PFAS contamination in communities across the state. The Legislature created the PFAS trust fund 32 months ago, but since then communities have waited and waited for our state government to create the programs through which the PFAS trust fund can be allocated. Now, an end to that waiting is finally in sight. The Senate is expected to pass the funding deal when it meets in March. Clean Wisconsin is suing the EPA over its repeal of climate protections. The case challenges the EPA’s rescission of the 2009 endangerment finding, which found that climate pollution is a threat to public health and welfare. Since that 2009 finding, Wisconsin has experienced increases in harms related to climate change including severe and damaging storms, toxic wildfire smoke and more reported cases of tickborne diseases. Knowledge is power. For an in-depth look at Wisconsin’s most pressing environmental issues, check out my Defender Podcast at cleanwisconsin.org or wherever you get your podcasts.