A new bill introduced in the Minnesota Legislature by Republican Rep. Tom Dippel aims to transfer funds to support water treatment for PFAS removal in plants in Hastings, Minnesota. However, according to Democratic Rep. Rick Hansen, the fine print actually changes the decision-making from the settlement to individual state legislators and could “pit town against town and neighbor against neighbor.” Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.
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