Still Invisible: The Risks of Eating Locally Caught Fish from Polluted Waters
MEJO’s first project involved toxins in locally caught fish in Madison, Wis. What we had expected to be a two…
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Fish Advisory Signs Victory!
In recognition of the human health concerns of eating locally caught fish, the City of Madison and Dane County has…
Fish advisory signs installed to highlight need for official action Environmental justice activists and anglers place signs around Monona Bay
(MADISON, Wis.)—Sixty people gathered at Brittingham Park on Thurs., Sept. 20 to make and install fish consumption advisory signs to…
The State of Shoreline Fishing in Dane County
New MEJO report The State of Shoreline Fishing in Dane County A report on fishing, fish consumption and public health…
Fishing & Environmental Justice
The Midwest Environmental Justice Organization (MEJO) has a mission to educate the community about environmental justice issues, work to address…
Survey: Shoreline Anglers Eat A Lot of Fish
MEJO has interviewed 129 people and held 12 focus group meetings with 150 participants over the past two years. The…
“Environmental justice, fishing and the problem with our lakes”
A Public Forum by the Madison Environmental Justice Organization Monday, May 5 7:00 – 8:30 pm Madison Central Library 201…
Environmental health
Environmental Justice
Fish
Fish Advisory
Illicit discharge
Madison-Kipp Corp.
Mercury
PCBs
Pesticides
PFAS Poisoned Yahara Lakes
PFCs or PFAS
Public Participation
Racial disparities
Soil contamination
Starkweather Creek
Starkweather EJ Project
TCE
Toxic Chemicals
Toxins
Vapor intrusion
Water Pollution
MEJO founder Dr. Maria Powell wins Bill Iwen Environmental Justice Award
On October 26, the Midwest Environmental Advocates held a ceremony naming MEJO founder Maria Powell as one of its 2023…
Environmental Justice
Madison-Kipp Corp.
PFCs or PFAS
Starkweather Creek
Toxic Chemicals
Toxins
Truax
Water Pollution
MEJO Executive Director Dr. Maria Powell is receiving an environmental justice award
MEJO Executive Director Dr. Maria Powell is receiving an environmental justice award from the Midwest Environmental Advocates MARIA POWELL…
What chemical exposures caused my cancer? Maybe all of them
In January this year I was diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer by oncologists at UW Hospital. I have outlived…
Why does the Dane County Lakes & Watershed Commission ignore toxic chemicals?
[Above: “Golf ditch” flowing through the Bridges Golf course into Starkweather Creek. Bridges Golf Course was built over the Superfund-qualified…
City of Madison
Deception
Denialism
Environmental Justice
PFCs or PFAS
Public Health Madison Dane County
Starkweather Creek
Toxic Chemicals
Toxins
Truax
Water Pollution
Wisconsin DNR
PFAS “at levels of concern” in Starkweather Creek? What does this mean?
MEJO’s Touyeng Xiong stands next to PFAS “advisory” sign next to heavily PFAS-contaminated Starkweather Creek just downstream of the Dane…
Miracle! Or magic? Design teams can fix Lake Monona!
[Above: Vision for the future of the Lake Monona shoreline, from Agency Landscape & Planning] ~~~ Big news! Three finalists…
WSJ thanks Madisonians for their privilege
“Maybe in another few thousand years, the archeologists will find an ancient paddle board buried somewhere in Madison with a…
Postscript to Part IV: What about DNR’s municipal stormwater laws?
[Above, looking south down S. Fairchild: Madison’s City-County Building on the left, City Engineering/Stormwater Program offices on the first floor…