What did Law Park look like before Monona Terrace?
What does it look like now? A lot of concrete and glass… Is this good for Lake Monona? No worries! It’s LEED certified!
“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…
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,…
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…
City of Madison is creating glaring environmental injustices right before our eyes!
The picture says it all. The city says this is about social equity and creating more affordable housing. Yes, Madison desperately needs more affordable housing. But is this a healthy…
Toxic Newspeak from Madison’s past is leaching from Law Park into Lake Monona. Who cares?
I was pleasantly surprised to read the editorial headline in today’ Wisconsin State Journal: A surface parking lot for Downtown lakefront? Really? It begins: “Madison’s beautiful lakefront in the heart…
Postscript: Will Madison ever say “Enough is Enough”? Probably not…
This is a postscript to a previous post– “Will Madison ever say “Enough is Enough”? Probably not…” Buried in the Clean Lakes Alliance’s latest report “Renew the Blue” is a…
Dear Wisconsin State Journal: Who are you serving?
Dear WSJ: Today’s story by Dean Mosiman, “National design heavyweights want to help reimagine Lake Monona waterfront,” was notable for what it didn’t say and questions it didn’t ask. Mosiman…
“What we do now may come back to haunt us in years or in decades.”
If you think the concerns raised in yesterday’s post about skyrocketing Madison and Dane County growth (“Will Madison ever say enough is enough”?) are ill-informed or exaggerated, read what Wisconsin…
Will Madison ever say “Enough is Enough”? Probably not…
See Postcript to this article here. ********** Madison cannot “have its cake and eat it too,” as the saying goes. Or maybe I should say “we can have our cake…
Will ANYONE ever clean up the PFAS-soaked burn pits at the Dane County Airport?
Above: Dane County Regional Airport development sign in front of the unremediated Darwin burn pit site. ***** This post may be changed/updated… About one year ago, I posted this: Again,…
City of Madison
Dane County
Department of Defens
Oscar Mayer
Starkweather Creek
Superfund
Truax landfill
Madison’s Secret Superfund Site
**** Madison’s Secret Superfund Site: Truax Landfill Sources for this article-see footnote below** From the early 1900s through