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Bill could help ‘innocent purchasers’ clean up contaminated Wisconsin land

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Bill could help ‘innocent purchasers’ clean up contaminated Wisconsin land


Ken Koeppler is being held liable for contamination beneath a building he owns in Madison despite the fact he was never involved in the dry cleaning business that operated there in the 1950s and 1960s. He is shown Nov. 29, 2021 in Madison. (Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

When Ken Koeppler first heard the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources wanted to visit his property, he didn’t think he had anything to worry about.

 

 

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