[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: Tyco Fire Products, Marinette County, WI

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Johnson Controls sets aside $140 million for Marinette County contamination cleanup

by Ben Krumholz
WLUK Fox 11 News (Green Bay, WI)
August 5, 2019

MARINETTE COUNTY -- For the first time, Johnson Controls, which owns Tyco Fire Products, has put a price on what it will cost to clean up the dangerous chemicals spread from firefighting foam it used at its training center in Marinette.

However, residents aren’t convinced that will cover the work that needs to be done.

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“The firefighting foam is made to extracting military standards,” said Oliver. “So, a majority of the foam at issue is specified and used by the U.S. government and military and therefore subject to the government contractors defense.”

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For the entire article, see
https://fox11online.com/news/local/northwoods/johnson-controls-sets-aside-140-million-for-marinette-county-contamination-cleanup

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