Dane County Airport’s “EcoMentality” = Doublespeak + Magical Thinking
***** A small consulting firm out of Verona, Orin Technologies , claims that it has done what no other scientists or engineers anywhere else in
DNR powerless as burn pit RPs are “snarled in negotiations” for 33 (and counting) years?
***** 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…
Monona Terrace, model stormwater pollution control facility?
*** Previous posts described how, from the 1930s to the 1950s, the City of Madison filled the Lake Monona shoreline with refuse to make Law Park, and how the Frank…
WHO: An estimated two million lives were lost due to chemical exposures in 2019
Our regulatory system is a failure. If two million lives were lost due to chemical exposures in 2019, about the same number of people (or more) likely die from chemical…
“What Else Can Hurt Lake Monona?” Part II: Let’s build Monona Terrace on top of a carcinogen-leaching landfill in the lake!
This piece will be edited in coming days. If you see mistakes or problems, or have something to add, please let me know: mariapowell@mejo.us “EIS committee members received a report…
Lo and behold, Law Park landfill is being dug up right before our eyes!
*** Madison’s infamous “hairball” Nolen-Wilson-Willy St intersection was built over an old city landfill, created from the 1930s to the 1950s along the Lake Monona shoreline from Blair Street to…
Are contractors pumping PFAS & toxic Law Park landfill leachates into Lake Monona?
******** Some of this is an excerpt from the end of a previous post (since few will read down that far). WisDOT Nolen-E. Wilson-Willy St reconstruction testing at Law Park…
“Ecological restoration” in Dane County = Broadcast spraying of poisons
Dane County Parks claims to use Integrated Pest Management (IPM). What a farce. Large swaths of the woods in Lake View Hill Park (a conservancy) that were green and vibrant…
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!
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…
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
How the Madison Water Utility “disappeared” the PFAS in our drinking water
In 2019 and early 2020, the PFAS levels detected in many of Madison’s municipal drinking water wells were big news–they raised public concerns, and legitimately so (see Wisconsin State Journal…
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…