Is a PFAS Reckoning Coming to Big Tech?
Is a PFAS Reckoning Coming to Big Tech? For years, conversations in Wisconsin regarding per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) mostly centered on firefighting foam at airports, biosolids spread on farm fields, and legacy industrial sites in places like Marinette and Peshtigo. This spring, that conversation changed shape. With the signing of 2025 Wisconsin Act 200 and Act 201 on April 6, 2026, the state didn't just release long-delayed cleanup money; it fundamentally reset the liability and oversight landscape that any new industrial water user, including every hyperscale data center, now has to build into their planning from day one. If you work with a town board, a developer, or a community group weighing a proposed data center, here's what actually changed, and why it matters more than it might first appear. What the new law does Act 200 and Act 201 together direct roughly $125 million toward PFAS remediation and grant programs, and hand over expanded authority...