For the better part of 15 years, it would not have been a surprise to report that the Wisconsin Supreme Court, then under conservative control, was considering a rollback of clean water regulations. But with a progressive majority in place, the court on Tuesday upheld the state’s spills laws that ensure faster cleanup and accountability when it comes to things like industrial PFAS chemicals in our drinking water.

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