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AG Kaul Urges Congress to List PFAS as Hazardous

By Frederica Freyberg | Here & Now

August 2, 2019

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In continuing coverage on the contamination of PFAS chemicals in water: Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul signs on to a letter urging Congress to list the compounds as a hazardous substance.

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