FILE - Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources policy board member Jim VandenBrook address the state Senate's sporting heritage committee during his confirmation hearing Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023, at the state Capitol in Madison. Environmental regulators can't unilaterally force polluters to clean up contamination from so-called forever chemicals without going through the Legislature to establish specific limits on the compounds, a state appellate court ruled Wednesday, March 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Todd Richmond, File) FILE
