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Jodi Emerson: “It costs, you know, $20,000 maybe to mitigate these…”

Featuring: Jodi Emerson, Democratic | Wisconsin State Assembly, District 91

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Campaign 2024: Rep. Jodi Emerson (D) Eau Claire - Incumbent Candidate for 91st Assembly District

Published | Video Starts at 22:08

We can't just say, yep, you've got a contaminated well, you're drinking PFAS water now. Good luck with you. Because It costs, you know, $20,000 maybe to mitigate these situations [of contaminated wells]. And state needs to make some investment. We need to make some investment in it. And I also think that the people who created the PFAs, if those companies are still around, they need to also be helping to mitigate the situation as well. (22:08–22:15)

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