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Reflections on Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.

January 15, 2024 Jim Powell

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…

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

On October 26, the Midwest Environmental Advocates held a ceremony naming MEJO founder Maria Powell as one of its 2023 Bill Iwen Environmental Justice Awardees. MEJO Vice President Touyeng Xiong…

Dane Co Lakes & Watershed Commission Dane County PFAS Poisoned Yahara Lakes Public Participation Racial disparities

Lakes & Watershed Commissioners clueless about public engagement…or just don’t care?

August 4, 2022 Maria C. Powell, PhD

***** 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

Denialism Doublespeak Madison Water Utility Public Participation

Madison fouled its own nest, Part III: “The wicked witch is dead”

May 24, 2022 Maria C. Powell, PhD

This part of the “Madison fouled its own nest” series is based entirely on articles by Wisconsin State Journal reporter Ron Seely (all linked in the below article). There is…

City of Madison Community engagement Environmental Justice PFCs or PFAS Public Participation

Mayor responds to Sustainable Madison Committee’s PFAS Recommendations

May 26, 2021 Maria C. Powell, PhD

Eken Park Resistance leaders and community members put jars of local waters in front of the City-County Building at the Water is Life event, April 2021 On May 23, Chris…

Air National Guard City of Madison Dane County Environmental Justice PFCs or PFAS Public Participation Starkweather Creek Truax Wisconsin DNR Yahara Lakes

DNR repeatedly engages public in Marinette & Peshtigo on PFAS–but ignores Madison

May 19, 2021 Maria C. Powell, PhD

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…

Air National Guard City of Madison Environmental Justice F-35 PFCs or PFAS Public Participation Racial Justice Starkweather Creek Water Pollution

Sustainable Madison Committee to Mayor and Council on PFAS

April 29, 2021 Maria C. Powell, PhD

Above: Fishing at the mouth of Starkweather Creek as it flows into Lake Monona at Olbrich Park (Photo-Maria Powell) April 27, 2021 To: Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway, Members of the Madison…

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Victory!! No Metro Bus Barn at the Poisoned Oscar Mayer site

February 3, 2021 Maria C. Powell, PhD

Oscar Mayer site in 1947 (photo from Wisconsin State Journal) Victory for Madison’s Northside! Madison’s Metro Transit authority has abandoned plans to buy the northern part of the highly-contaminated former…

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Madison Northsiders say NO to Metro Bus Barn!

November 22, 2020 Maria C. Powell, PhD

By Madison Northsiders No Bus Barn is the Northside community’s voice for better land use at the previous Oscar Mayer site. We are dedicated to place-making in this new era…

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Madison’s long history of racist planning and development

October 11, 2020 Jim Powell

Madison newspaper The Cap Times published this column on October 8. Column Madison’s long history of racist planning and development By Maria Powell | executive director, Midwest Environmental Justice Organization…

City of Madison Community engagement Dane County East Madison Community Center Environmental health Environmental Justice Fish PFCs or PFAS Public Participation Racial disparities Racism Starkweather Creek Starkweather EJ Project stormwater runoff Toxic Chemicals Water quality Wisconsin DNR

Northside teens push for creek clean-up after new sediment tests find high levels of PFAS — again

May 28, 2020 Maria C. Powell, PhD

By Oona Mackesey-Green, Northside News (photo by Garth Olmanson) When the test results came back in February showing high levels of PFAS in the sediment at Starkweather Creek, a foot…

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Superfund will not protect our waterways — or us — from the military’s toxic pollution

March 11, 2020 Maria C. Powell, PhD

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…

Cancer City of Madison Community engagement Environmental Justice Madison Water Utility PFCs or PFAS Public Participation Toxic Chemicals

Water Utility dismisses public concerns, puts public relations over public health

January 21, 2020 Maria C. Powell, PhD

On January 9, 2020, the Isthmus published a cover story on PFAS: “The fight for safe drinking water; Will Madison officials pay attention to the science on PFAS?” I commend…

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PFAS Task Force RIP

December 21, 2019 Jim Powell

As we’ve experienced for twenty years in Madison, local government prefers to keep the public out of actions it takes–or does not take–regarding locally-occurring toxic pollution problems. The proposed Madison-Dane…

Air National Guard City of Madison Dane County Regional Airport Environmental Justice Fish Fish Advisory PFCs or PFAS Public Health Madison Dane County Public Participation Risk Assessment Starkweather Creek stormwater runoff Toxic Chemicals Truax Water Pollution Water quality

Toxic PFAS in Starkweather Creek, Madison Wisconsin; What is the public health agency doing to protect people from exposures? To engage the community?

November 13, 2019 Maria C. Powell, PhD

Photo: Foam at the Starkweather Creek/Olbrich Park boat launch on October 24 (Wisconsin State Journal) Recent news about alarming levels of the highly toxic “forever chemicals” known as “PFAS” (per…

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Reflections on Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.

January 15, 2024 Jim Powell

Air National Guard Air Pollution Arrogance Cancer Dane County Parks Deception Denialism Doublespeak Ecology Environmental health Environmental Justice F-35 Fish Hypocrisy Illicit discharge Inequality Landfills Madison Madison-Kipp Corp. Mercury PCBs PCE Pesticides PFAS Poisoned Yahara Lakes PFCs or PFAS Privilege Racial disparities Racial Justice Racism Starkweather Creek Stupidity Toxic Chemicals Toxins Trash Trees Truax Water Pollution Water quality

Reflections on Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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

Lakes & Watershed Commissioners clueless about public engagement…or just don’t care?

Madison fouled its own nest, Part III: “The wicked witch is dead”

Mayor responds to Sustainable Madison Committee’s PFAS Recommendations

DNR repeatedly engages public in Marinette & Peshtigo on PFAS–but ignores Madison

Sustainable Madison Committee to Mayor and Council on PFAS

Victory!! No Metro Bus Barn at the Poisoned Oscar Mayer site

Madison Northsiders say NO to Metro Bus Barn!

Madison’s long history of racist planning and development

Northside teens push for creek clean-up after new sediment tests find high levels of PFAS — again

Superfund will not protect our waterways — or us — from the military’s toxic pollution

Water Utility dismisses public concerns, puts public relations over public health

PFAS Task Force RIP

Toxic PFAS in Starkweather Creek, Madison Wisconsin; What is the public health agency doing to protect people from exposures? To engage the community?

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Reflections on Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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

MEJO founder Dr. Maria C. Powell has passed away

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

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