September 2019 - Madison Environmental Justice

City of Madison Environmental Justice Fish PFCs or PFAS Public Health Madison Dane County Risk Assessment stormwater runoff Toxic Chemicals Water Pollution Water quality Wisconsin DNR

PFAS traveled from MGE to Lake Monona after July fire; DNR says there may be other sources

September 28, 2019 Maria C. Powell, PhD

Following from our September 25 post, Steve Elbow at the Cap Times wrote this article after talking with Steve Martin at the DNR about the PFAS that traveled from MGE…

City of Madison Environmental Justice Fish PFCs or PFAS stormwater runoff Toxic Chemicals Water Pollution Wisconsin DNR

PFAS spilled into Lake Monona after MGE fire; Did anyone test fish? Or warn anglers?

September 25, 2019 Maria C. Powell, PhD

Photo of smoke plumes over Lake Monona from MGE and UW campus transformer fires, July 19, 2019. How much PFAS was in this smoke–and how far did it travel? ********…

Madison Water Utility

People Speak Out – No F35s at Truax Monday, September 23, 2019

September 21, 2019 Maria C. Powell, PhD

People Speak Out – No F35s at Truax Monday, September 23, 2019 Community Speak Out 6:30-8:00pm (doors open at 6) Hawthorne Elementary School Share stories, talk “best practices” with Retired…

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Rep. Chris Taylor, 9 local officials: Strong community opposition needed to avoid harms of F-35s

September 18, 2019 Maria C. Powell, PhD

Photo: Protest at Air National Guard F-35 meeting, Sept. 12 2019 (Michelle Stocker). ***** The Cap Times By State Representative Chris Taylor and nine local elected officials We are honored…

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Support the Madison City Council Resolution to oppose the F-35s at Truax

September 16, 2019 Maria C. Powell, PhD

Tuesday, Sept. 17 the City Council will be considering Madison City Council resolution opposing F-35s Truax File # 57364v2. Write the Mayor and allalders@cityofmadison.com in support of this resolution! More…

City of Madison Department of Defense Environmental Justice F-35 Fighter jets Racism Truax

Truax Apartment residents on F-35s

September 14, 2019 Jim Powell

On Saturday, September 14, Maria Powell (MEJO’s Executive Director) went door-to-door talking to Truax Apartments residents about what they think of the current F-16 fighter jet noise at the Truax…

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MEJO’s Touyeng Xiong, Truax Apartment resident, testifies against proposed F-35s

September 13, 2019 Maria C. Powell, PhD

Touyeng Xiong, MEJO’s Vice President, testifying before the Sept. 12, 2019 U.S. Air Force meeting about the proposed F-35 fighter jets at Truax Field. Here is his testimony: I have…

PFAS traveled from MGE to Lake Monona after July fire; DNR says there may be other sources

PFAS spilled into Lake Monona after MGE fire; Did anyone test fish? Or warn anglers?

People Speak Out – No F35s at Truax Monday, September 23, 2019

Rep. Chris Taylor, 9 local officials: Strong community opposition needed to avoid harms of F-35s

Support the Madison City Council Resolution to oppose the F-35s at Truax

Truax Apartment residents on F-35s

MEJO’s Touyeng Xiong, Truax Apartment resident, testifies against proposed F-35s

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