Wisconsin clean water advocates are pushing back against a measure they say could pose a risk to public health and turn back the clock on progress addressing PFAS contamination.

At issue is the U.S. Senate’s version of the National Defense Authorization Act, which includes a provision to again allow the Department of Defense to use incineration as a method to dispose of PFAS-containing aqueous film-forming firefighting foam and waste after a 2022 provision temporarily curbed the practice.

More than 100 Wisconsinites, along with residents of other states, signed onto a letter to senators raising concerns the change could lead to more contamination, particularly for those who live near hazardous waste incinerators.

Cindy Boyle is the co-founder of S.O.H2O, also known as “Save Our Wate

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