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In a previous post, I wrote: “On February 14, 1996, Gordon D. Hussey, Chief of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Branch Engineering Division wrote to Michael Schmoller at…
***** A small consulting firm out of Verona, Orin Technologies , claims that it has done what no other scientists or engineers anywhere else in
***** On July 25, 1989, Laurie Egre at the Wisconsin DNR wrote to her colleague Joe Brusca about the “Truax Air National Guard Fire Training Site.” She referred to the…
Note to readers: Over the years we have posted countless links to online WSJ and Cap times stories (on Madison.com) in our articles. We have occasionally posted entire articles, knowing…
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…
On June 3, I asked “What is “progressive” Dane County doing about the PFAS oozing from the airport & burn pits?” Today Chris Hubbuch at the Wisconsin State Journal reported…
****** Last October, Wisconsin Watch published “Something has to be done’ about Starkweather Creek, one of Wisconsin’s most polluted waterways” by Isaac Wasserman. What is “progressive” and “green” Dane County…
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,…
Above, Amy Tutwiler, attorney with Dane County Corporation Counsel Last week Abigail Becker of the Cap Times reported on the June 3 special county board meeting about the PFAS mess…
Over two and a half years ago, June 2018, we asked DNR to include PFAS monitoring in Dane County airport’s WPDES permit, which includes requirements for regular monitoring of Starkweather…
Starkweather Creek flowing through the Darbo Worthington neighborhood, about a mile south of the airport and military base. See readable map here. Please contact info@mejo.us for reports with data depicted…
Maria Powell, Cap Times op-ed Photo above: Starkweather Creek going through Truax Field The final environmental impact statement (EIS) on basing F-35 fighter jets at Madison’s Truax Field states that…
The PFOS amount in foam found in Starkweather Creek was 92,000 parts per trillion, far exceeding the laughable EPA advisory threshold level of 70 ppt. The mayor should be more…
The December/January issue of the Northside News has a front page article on MEJO’s work… Northside advocates address PFAS well and waterways dangers By Cora Wiese Moore Northside News Growing…