Are we getting dumber? Yes
During the 1990s, as a community environmental activist and academic researcher, I focused for several years on endocrine disruptors, especially plastics. By then–and, in fact, many years earlier– scientific studies…
“Get out of my freakin’ way!” bikers scream at Monona Terrace anglers. Why?
Last week I talked to Moe from Milwaukee, fishing at “the wall” at Monona Terrace with his nephews. I asked if he experienced conflicts between the mostly white bikers and…
Private Madison well highly PFAS contaminated; Dane County’s Truax Field is the likely source
In fall 2021, a colleague noticed this letter on the DNR’s BRRTS website, from the DNR to residents of a home on Madison’s east side. The letter says: “The Wisconsin…
Angler at Monona Terrace: Bikers “think they own the space,” powers-that-be “don’t care”
*** Many subsistence anglers fish at “the wall” above Lake Monona at downtown Madison’s Monona Terrace, known for its panfish bounty. A good number of them are from Milwaukee, Racine,…
If you saw this “fish advisory” sign, would you be very concerned?
This sign on Lake Monona at Law Park is how Public Health Madison Dane County (PHMDC) decided to “inform” shoreline anglers about the risks of eating fish from Lake Monona,…
WSJ wins doublespeak prize: Toxic leaching landfill = Hot fishing spot for Black people!
*** “Celebrity, swag, people and cash” are poisoning Black anglers; WSJ promotes it as diversity! On Sunday the Wisconsin State Journal reached new heights as a PR arm of the…
Madison fouled its own nest, Part IV: “Madison Underground, Contamination Central”
This piece is a continuation of Parts II
Support residents opposing proposed Dane County Landfill at Yahara Hills Golf Course
Dane County is proposing to build a new landfill and “sustainability campus” because its existing landfill (Rodefeld Landfill-southeast of Madison, northeast of the Highway 12/18 interchange) is reaching its maximum…
The Guardian: PFAS levels in Madison well water greatly underestimated
Today’s Guardian story by Tom Perkins includes Madison well water PFAS results. The story supports–and adds another layer of complexity to–my previous story about how the U.S. EPA-approved analytical methods…