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Dane County Environmental health Environmental Justice PFCs or PFAS Racial disparities Starkweather Creek

“‘Something has to be done’ about Starkweather Creek, one of Wisconsin’s most polluted waterways”–Wisconsin Watch

October 7, 2021 Maria C. Powell, PhD

Above–MEJO’s Ida Jammeh (left) talking with residents of Darbo-Worthington neighborhood about Starkweather Creek in 2018 (photo by Maria Powell). Learn more about our Starkweather project here. ********* When we started…

Endocrine disruptors Environmental destruction Environmental health Environmental Justice Toxic Chemicals

Are we sleepwalking?

September 24, 2021 Maria C. Powell, PhD

This morning I came across an excellent–though very disturbing–Mongabay article, part of a series: Novel chemical entities: Are we sleepwalking through a planetary boundary? The answer is unequivocal: YES Mongabay…

City of Madison Environmental health Environmental Justice Fish Advisory PFAS Poisoned Yahara Lakes Racial disparities

UPDATE: Yahara Lakes fish advisories reflect “two Madisons”

June 17, 2021 Maria C. Powell, PhD

Above: Eric Xiong from the Truax apartments fishing at Starkweather Creek where it enters Lake Monona in Olbrich Park (Photo, Maria Powell) This story has been updated from the previous…

Environmental Justice Fish Advisory PFAS Poisoned Yahara Lakes Wisconsin DNR

Fish from all Yahara lakes except Mendota and Wingra on advisory for PFAS

June 9, 2021 Maria C. Powell, PhD

DNR: Fish from Yahara chain of lakes contaminated with PFAS; anglers warned to limit consumption Chris Hubbuch, Wisconsin State Journal Health officials are warning anglers to limit consumption of fish…

City of Madison Community engagement Environmental Justice PFCs or PFAS Public Participation

Mayor responds to Sustainable Madison Committee’s PFAS Recommendations

May 26, 2021 Maria C. Powell, PhD

Eken Park Resistance leaders and community members put jars of local waters in front of the City-County Building at the Water is Life event, April 2021 On May 23, Chris…

Air National Guard City of Madison Dane County Environmental Justice PFCs or PFAS Public Participation Starkweather Creek Truax Wisconsin DNR Yahara Lakes

DNR repeatedly engages public in Marinette & Peshtigo on PFAS–but ignores Madison

May 19, 2021 Maria C. Powell, PhD

Heavily PFAS-contaminated Starkweather Creek water and sediments flood over a backyard garden in the Darbo-Worthington neighborhood in Madison, about a mile south of the Dane County Regional Airport and Truax…

Air National Guard Department of Defense Environmental health Environmental Justice F-35 Fighter jets Military Racial Justice Truax

Fighter jets, environmental education, and social justice do not mix

May 12, 2021 Maria C. Powell, PhD

On May 10, F-16s from Madison’s Air National Guard Truax Field took off while MEJO’s Touyeng Xiong was teaching kids from the East Madison Community Center about birds, trees, and…

Air Pollution City of Madison Environmental health Environmental Justice Madison-Kipp Corp.

Government won’t test air pollution in the Madison-Kipp neighborhood, so citizens are doing it themselves

May 1, 2021 Maria C. Powell, PhD

Above: View of Madison-Kipp’s Fair Oaks factory from the low-income apartments across the street. Clean Air Madison, MEJO, and Kipp neighborhood activists tried for many, many years–to no avail–to convince…

Air National Guard City of Madison Environmental Justice F-35 PFCs or PFAS Public Participation Racial Justice Starkweather Creek Water Pollution

Sustainable Madison Committee to Mayor and Council on PFAS

April 29, 2021 Maria C. Powell, PhD

Above: Fishing at the mouth of Starkweather Creek as it flows into Lake Monona at Olbrich Park (Photo-Maria Powell) April 27, 2021 To: Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway, Members of the Madison…

Air Pollution City of Madison Environmental health Environmental Justice Madison Racial disparities WisDOT

In “green” Madison, air pollution ‘disproportionately and systematically’ harms people of color

April 29, 2021 Maria C. Powell, PhD

(Photo above: Construction during the Madison Verona Rd-W. Beltline highway expansion) The Washington Post reported yesterday: “Deadly air pollutant ‘disproportionately and systematically’ harms Americans of color, study finds.” This finding…

City of Madison Environmental Justice Racial disparities

Madison: Address racial and environmental injustices created by design and denial

April 23, 2021 Maria C. Powell, PhD

Earth Day 2018: East Madison Community Center kids, Gambian Youths, and MEJO removed trash from large city storm drain discharging to a Starkweather Creek tributary across from the Truax apartments–a…

Air National Guard City of Madison Endocrine disruptors Environmental Justice Fish PFCs or PFAS Starkweather Creek Toxic Chemicals

PFAS “forever chemicals” impair our immune systems–National Academy of Sciences

April 16, 2021 Maria C. Powell, PhD

Above: Teens fishing at the mouth of Starkweather Creek in Madison, a popular shoreline fishing spot for people of color, including many who feed their families with the fish they…

Air National Guard Department of Defense Environmental Justice F-35 PFCs or PFAS Racial disparities Starkweather Creek Truax Wisconsin DNR

Addendum: Will Wisconsin Air National Guard follow DNR laws on PFAS investigations & cleanup?

March 30, 2021 Maria C. Powell, PhD

A couple weeks ago, we posted this article asking whether the Wisconsin Air National Guard (WIANG) will follow DNR laws regarding investigation and cleanup of its highly contaminated base in…

City of Madison Environmental health Environmental Justice Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District Oscar Mayer PCBs PFCs or PFAS Starkweather Creek Toxic Chemicals Wastewater Treatment Water Pollution Yahara Lakes

Oscar Mayer contamination must be fully investigated & remediated before redevelopment

March 21, 2021 Maria C. Powell, PhD

For 100 years, Oscar Mayer & Co. and corporations that purchased it have polluted the land and groundwater beneath the site–as well as Starkweather Creek, Yahara River, and Lake Monona.…

Air National Guard Dane County Department of Defense Environmental health Environmental Justice F-35 PFCs or PFAS Racial Justice Toxic Chemicals Truax

Environmental group files new lawsuit over F-35 decision

March 11, 2021 Maria C. Powell, PhD

By Catherine Capellaro, Wisconsin Examiner A group seeking to halt the siting of a squadron of F-35 fighter jets at Madison’s Truax Field filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the U.S.…