Reflections on Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.
MEJO founder Dr. Maria C. Powell wrote three essays on Dr. King and his views on the “giant triplets of racism, materialism, and militarism,” each posted on previous MLK Jr…
Everyone deserves a healthy environment
MEJO founder Dr. Maria C. Powell wrote three essays on Dr. King and his views on the “giant triplets of racism, materialism, and militarism,” each posted on previous MLK Jr…
***** This is an addendum to my previous post… Last night (Aug. 3), the Lakes & Watershed Commission decided to increase the proposed budget amount for “engaging
***** (See Part II of the below article here) In January 2018, MEJO learned that PFAS was used at Dane County-owned Truax Field, at the Air National Guard base. That…
This piece is a continuation of Parts II
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…
**** Madison’s Secret Superfund Site: Truax Landfill Sources for this article-see footnote below** From the early 1900s through
******************** This article is also posted on Historic Madison, Inc. The Cold War in Madison: Nuclear missiles assembled and stored at Truax Field In the heart of the Cold War,…
Above–MEJO’s Ida Jammeh (left) talking with residents of Darbo-Worthington neighborhood about Starkweather Creek in 2018 (photo by Maria Powell). Learn more about our Starkweather project here. ********* When we started…
Above, drainage into Starkweather Creek from the highly PFAS contaminated Dane County-owned Darwin Rd. burn pit. Back in April of this year, I posted a long saga about Dane County’s…
Dane County’s Dragon Dredge (John Hart Photos, Wisconsin State Journal) “Dragon Dredge’ starts work on next phase” by Emily Hamer in today’s Wisconsin State Journal begins: “Dane County on Thursday…
The highly contaminated Darwin Road burn pit area at the Dane County Regional Airport was used by the city, county, and military from the 1950s-1980s. Above, the airport’s cell phone…
Heavily PFAS-contaminated Starkweather Creek water and sediments flood over a backyard garden in the Darbo-Worthington neighborhood in Madison, about a mile south of the Dane County Regional Airport and Truax…
UPDATE 2: Following up (again) on my original post, looking at my old stormwater regulation notes today, I saw that the City of Madison and Dane County received their first…
Above: Storm drains at Dane County Regional Airport, flowing through contaminated soils into Starkweather Creek. Are these city or county storm drains? Who is responsible to make sure toxic chemicals…
Above: Storm drains at Dane County Regional Airport, flowing through contaminated soils into Starkweather Creek. Are these city or county storm drains? Who is responsible to make sure toxic chemicals…