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…

[Photo above and all photos in this post by Maria Powell] ******** Some of this is an excerpt from the…

[Above: PFAS-contaminated Pearson burn pit area at Dane County airport. Photo by Maria Powell] Note to readers: Over the years…

[Above, MEJO intern Ida Jammeh testifying before the Dane County Lakes & Watershed Commission, July 19, 2018] ***** (See Part…

In fall 2021, a colleague noticed this letter on the DNR’s BRRTS website, from the DNR to residents of a…

Today’s Guardian story by Tom Perkins includes Madison well water PFAS results. The story supports–and adds another layer of complexity…

In 2019 and early 2020, the PFAS levels detected in many of Madison’s municipal drinking water wells were big news–they…

On June 3, I asked “What is “progressive” Dane County doing about the PFAS oozing from the airport & burn…

[Above: Starkweather Creek storm drains from Dane County Regional Airport; photo Maria Powell] ****** Last October, Wisconsin Watch published “Something…

[Firefighters spray PFAS-foams on ATC transformer at MGE in 2019. Photo-Wisconsin State Journal] ******** About a year ago, I wrote…

Above: Dane County Regional Airport development sign in front of the unremediated Darwin burn pit site. ***** This post may…

My last post, Breaking News! Starkweather Creek is as stagnant and PFAS-poisoned as ever!, neglected to mention the most alarming…

[Above, Starkweather Creek draining from Dane County Regional Airport and Truax Air National Guard base. Photo-Maria Powell] *** Last week…

“One Voice” government team tells Madison alders how to engage public on PFAS (The MLK Jr. Madison would prefer we…

Photo from Newsweek ************* The new General Manager of the Madison Water Utility, Krishna Kumar, was invited to the November…