Old NON-NEWS!! PFAS from MGE fire magically disappeared…
******** About a year ago, I wrote that PFAS from the 2019 ATC fire at MGE was still oozing, draining, and sloshing into Lake Monona, while the company was asking…
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PFAS from 2019 MGE fire continues to ooze, drain, and slosh into Lake Monona
Firefighters spray PFAS-containing foam on exploded transformer at the Madison Gas & Electric Blount St. station in Madison, summer 2019 (Photo by Wisconsin State Journal) On July 19, 2019 an…
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Utility to build over toxic sludge at former sewage plant on Madison’s Northside
Above: Burke sewage plant “trickling filters” built around 1916. Photo from Wisconsin Historical Society ******* One of Madison’s long-standing corporate powerhouses, Madison Gas & Electric (MGE), plans to build a…
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Firefighting Foam Action in Wisconsin
From International Fire Fighter Vicki Quint Water contamination issues from PFAS are creating pressure on the fire service to make changes in toxic AFFF products. PFAS contamination of drinking water…
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PFAS levels in creek are more than “concerning”
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…
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Questions Remain Unanswered Two Months After MGE Fires
By Samantha Jones, Madison Commons Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway and local environmental advocates are calling for greater transparency nearly two months after fires at two Madison Gas & Electric substations in…