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Region’s EPA leader on PFAS, brownfield remediation and environmental justice

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An airplane takes off near the site where Starkweather Creek exits Truax Field Air National Guard Base
An airplane takes off near the site where Starkweather Creek exits Truax Field Air National Guard Base and flows through pipes that feed the water downstream toward Lake Monona in Madison, Wis. In 2019, the creek contained higher levels of PFOA and PFOS — two more scrutinized types of hazardous PFAS — than any other waters the Department of Natural Resources tested that year. Photo taken on Aug. 5, 2021. Isaac Wasserman/Wisconsin Watch

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last week announced new health advisories for PFAS chemicals, plus a billion-dollar funding plan to reduce contamination in drinking water. We talk with the EPA’s Region 5 administrator about PFAS and other issues on her radar.

Episode Credits

  • Kate Archer Kent Host
  • Clara Neupert Producer
  • Maria Lopez Technical Director
  • Debra Shore Guest

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