Wisconsin's PFAS Coalition

When Lee Donahue and Cindy Boyle discovered their drinking water in French Island and Peshtigo had been contaminated by PFAS – also known as “forever chemicals” – and were left searching for answers, Wisconsin Conservation Voters was eager to help.

Corporations were knowingly polluting communities’ drinking water across Wisconsin. We had to get to work. We started organizing in the impacted communities, calling legislators, holding press conferences, and going door-to-door to talk to neighbors. In the Capitol, we put pressure on legislators and made sure the impacted communities were represented at the negotiating table. And we successfully fought back an attempt by corporations to contaminate the legislation to avoid accountability by inserting a “poison pill” in the law that would have scaled back the state’s critical anti-pollution Spills Law.

Watch the full story of how, after years of relentless organizing, Gov. Evers signed into law $132 million to protect Wisconsin’s drinking water from PFAS contamination.

We listen to our members and our communities. Then we organize. Then we win. This story is a testament to the resilience and strength of our movement, and a model for shared victories in our fight for a clean environment, healthy communities, and a thriving democracy.

We can’t wait to continue organizing and winning with you!