Reshaping your life, New Wisconsin PFAs standards

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People, social distancing and wearing masks to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, wait in line at a mask distribution event, Friday, June 26, 2020, in a COVID-19 hotspot of the Little Havana neighborhood of Miami. Wilfredo Lee/AP Photo

We talk to a reporter who interviewed people about how the pandemic changed their life priorities. Then, we check in with a water law expert about Wisconsin’s new PFAs standards will affect the state’s water systems.

Featured in this Show

  • Did the pandemic change your priorities?

    For many people, the pandemic was a wake-up call that they weren’t spending their time on this planet the way they really wanted to. A reporter shares what people told her about reassessing their priorities during the pandemic — and how she did the same in her own life.

  • What new PFAs standards mean for Wisconsin's water

    The Wisconsin Department of Resources is implementing new standards for the “forever chemicals” called PFAs. A water policy expert joins us to share what impact they could have.

Episode Credits

  • Rob Ferrett Host
  • Lee Rayburn Technical Director
  • Colleen Leahy Producer
  • Lorin Cox Producer
  • Rachel Feintzeig Guest
  • Dave Strifling Guest