Ignorance is Bliss (Part 2 Cont.)
A Note about the Industrial History of the Goodman and Kipp sites According to Goodman’s 2008 closure documents, previous manufacturing activities at the Goodman Community Center property included metal cutting,…
Ignorance is Bliss (Part 1)
Environmental Justice Issues at Madison-Kipp and Goodman Community Center Ignored The east side of Madison, Wisconsin, is not a place most people would expect to have environmental justice problems. Toxic…
Smart Meters: A Risk to Public Health and the Environment
Smart People Against Stupid Meters Smart meter technology has emerged as a major new pathway for human exposure to radiofrequency radiation, which the World Health Organization has classified a possible…
Greenwashing and Doublespeak in Wisconsin Highway Plan
The price tag for the Wisconsin Department of Transportation two-decade, three-phase plan for the reconstruction of the Verona Road and West Beltline interchange in Madison , Wis. , has risen…
“Invisible People, Invisible Risks”
In the new MIT Press book, Technoscience and Environmental Justice: Expert Cultures in a Grassroots Movement, the Midwest Environmental Justice Organization (MEJO) chronicles its Madison effort to raise local awareness…
Fish Advisory Signs Victory!
In recognition of the human health concerns of eating locally caught fish, the City of Madison and Dane County has authorized the Public Health Department to place fish consumption advisory…
Fish advisory signs installed to highlight need for official action Environmental justice activists and anglers place signs around Monona Bay
(MADISON, Wis.)—Sixty people gathered at Brittingham Park on Thurs., Sept. 20 to make and install fish consumption advisory signs to help shoreline anglers learn about the toxins in fish caught…