Wisconsin DNR says "No" to Johnson Controls International

MILWAUKEE (AP) - The state Department of Natural Resources is rejecting a plan from a unit of Johnson Controls International that calls for the agency rather than the company to determine the extent of pollution from firefighting foam around Marinette.

   Tyco Fire Products, a unit of Johnson Controls, has been testing firefighting foam in the area for decades.

   The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that Tyco has proposed that the DNR assess the extent of contamination because the department is better positioned to obtain permission from landowners and government agencies to access land for testing.

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Ken Notes: I really need someone to explain this to me. I think we need to work as a team to address this issue and we seem not to have the leadershop in place to do this....