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Monona Bay, Downtown Madison’s Toxic Cesspool

February 15, 2021 Maria C. Powell, PhD

Fish art on Monona Bay created by Eric Anang. Photo by Amber Arnold, Wisconsin State Journal. Graphic additions by a MEJO collaborator. PFAS was found at significant levels in Monona…

Environmental health PCBs PFCs or PFAS Plastics Risk Assessment Toxic Chemicals

Toxic substances are everywhere, two UW profs say

February 10, 2021 Maria C. Powell, PhD

Image from mindovermetal.co.uk Toxic substances are everywhere, two UW profs say From United Press International (in the Wisconsin State Journal) Toxic substances endanger the health of virtually every Wisconsin resident,…

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What does 2021 hold for Oscar Mayer?

January 31, 2021 Jim Powell

As PFAS pollution in Madison is detected in more and more places, and as the government regulating the pollution (WDNR) and the government entities responsible for much of that pollution…

Climate Change Environmental Justice Plastics Toxic Chemicals

Eco Crises: Doom & Gloom, Truth & Consequences

October 27, 2018 Maria C. Powell, PhD

By Kristine Mattis, Counterpunch. Photo Source Sakeeb Sabakka | CC BY 2.0 …We can’t save the world by playing by the rules because the rules have to change. Everything needs…

Climate Change E-waste Endocrine disruptors Environmental Justice Over-consumption Plastics Toxic Chemicals

Dying of Consumption While Guzzling Snake Oil: a Realist’s Perspective on the Environmental Crisis

August 11, 2018 Maria C. Powell, PhD

By Kristine Mattis, Counterpunch We’re an egoistical, delusional lot, us humans. We’re the only species on the planet who despoils its own life support system and who does not live…

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Reflections on Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.

January 15, 2024 Jim Powell

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“Maria Powell wasn’t just an activist. In Madison, she was the premier environmental activist.”

November 18, 2023 Jim Powell

City of Madison Environmental Justice Madison-Kipp Corp. PFCs or PFAS Starkweather Creek Toxic Chemicals Toxins Truax Water Pollution

MEJO founder Dr. Maria C. Powell has passed away

November 14, 2023 Jim Powell

Environmental health Environmental Justice Fish Fish Advisory Illicit discharge Madison-Kipp Corp. Mercury PCBs Pesticides PFAS Poisoned Yahara Lakes PFCs or PFAS Public Participation Racial disparities Soil contamination Starkweather Creek Starkweather EJ Project TCE Toxic Chemicals Toxins Vapor intrusion Water Pollution

MEJO founder Dr. Maria Powell wins Bill Iwen Environmental Justice Award

October 28, 2023 Jim Powell

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