Category: Racial disparities

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Resistance Radio to feature “Poisoning Paradise: An Environmental History of Madison”

September 9, 2024 Jim Powell

Maria Powell’s book, “Poisoning Paradise: An Environmental History of Madison,” is the topic of an upcoming Resistance Radio interview with Derrick Jensen on Sunday, September 15 at 5 pm CDT.…

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MARIA POWELL: A CELEBRATION OF HER LIFE – JULY 20, 2024

July 16, 2024 Jim Powell

Friends – please consider attending as I would love to see you there, and feel free to spread the word to others who knew Maria. MARIA POWELL: A CELEBRATION OF…

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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…

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

November 18, 2023 Jim Powell

From the Cap Times: Madison just lost one of its best environmental assets By Steve Elbow, Opinion Editor Maria Powell wasn’t just an activist. In Madison, she was the premier…

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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…

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The only place low income people can afford to live in Madison? Whose fault is that?

December 8, 2022 Maria C. Powell, PhD

~~~ In a recent

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Mad City Ski Team loves the Law Park landfill! Perhaps we should expand it?

October 25, 2022 Maria C. Powell, PhD

***** When it dumped refuse along the Lake Monona shoreline from the 1930s to the 1950s to create Law Park, the City of Madison also made a perfect shoreline–well, almost…

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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

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WSJ wins doublespeak prize: Toxic leaching landfill = Hot fishing spot for Black people!

July 18, 2022 Maria C. Powell, PhD

*** “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…

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Porcine Pollution Solutions: A stinky blast from Madison’s sordid past

November 15, 2021 Maria C. Powell, PhD

For those not familiar with pig terminology… From the American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition: PORCINE (pronunciation: pôr′sīn″), adjective: Of or resembling swine or a pig. Of…

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EPA PFAS “Strategic Roadmap” is no panacea

October 20, 2021 Maria C. Powell, PhD

Sharon Lerner’s recent Intercept article– People Exposed to PFAS Criticize EPA Action

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“‘Something has to be done’ about Starkweather Creek, one of Wisconsin’s most polluted waterways”–Wisconsin Watch

October 7, 2021 Maria C. Powell, PhD

Above–MEJO’s Ida Jammeh (left) talking with residents of Darbo-Worthington neighborhood about Starkweather Creek in 2018 (photo by Maria Powell). Learn more about our Starkweather project here. ********* When we started…

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UPDATE: Yahara Lakes fish advisories reflect “two Madisons”

June 17, 2021 Maria C. Powell, PhD

Above: Eric Xiong from the Truax apartments fishing at Starkweather Creek where it enters Lake Monona in Olbrich Park (Photo, Maria Powell) This story has been updated from the previous…

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May Day! May Day! Madison-Kipp workers

May 1, 2021 Maria C. Powell, PhD

Above: Workers in Kipp factory Is anyone assessing risks to Madison Kipp workers? There’s a plume of highly toxic PCE and TCE under the plant vaporizing into the air workers…

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In “green” Madison, air pollution ‘disproportionately and systematically’ harms people of color

April 29, 2021 Maria C. Powell, PhD

(Photo above: Construction during the Madison Verona Rd-W. Beltline highway expansion) The Washington Post reported yesterday: “Deadly air pollutant ‘disproportionately and systematically’ harms Americans of color, study finds.” This finding…