PFAS Task Force RIP
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…
Everyone deserves a healthy environment
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…
Photo: Starkweather Creek in the Darbo-Worthington neighborhood (Maria Powell). By Steve Elbow, Cap Times Lance Green has been collecting water samples from Starkweather Creek for years. As a volunteer for…
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…
By Chris Chubbuch, Wisconsin State Journal New data show the Dane County Regional Airport is contributing significant amounts of hazardous chemicals known as PFAS into Starkweather Creek, which empties into…
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…
Following from our September 25 post, Steve Elbow at the Cap Times wrote this article after talking with Steve Martin at the DNR about the PFAS that traveled from MGE…
Photo of smoke plumes over Lake Monona from MGE and UW campus transformer fires, July 19, 2019. How much PFAS was in this smoke–and how far did it travel? ********…
Touyeng Xiong, MEJO’s Vice President, testifying before the Sept. 12, 2019 U.S. Air Force meeting about the proposed F-35 fighter jets at Truax Field. Here is his testimony: I have…
Large ditch drains from former sewage plant through Bridges Golf Course and then directly into Starkweather Creek (see above photo) MEJO’s Earth Day Starkweather Creek report highlights gaps in tracking…
Touyeng Xiong, MEJO Vice President, at Starkweather Creek tributary in April 2019 (Photo by John Hart, WSJ) By Steve Verburg, Wisconsin State Journal Madison and Dane County are neglecting to…
Public engagement tokenized, environmental justice ignored According to an April 2019 Draft Environmental Assessment (EA), Truax Air National Guard is planning major demolition, construction, and renovation projects from 2020-2027 at…
On Earth Day, April 22, the Midwest Environmental Justice Organization released a report on its USEPA-funded Starkweather Creek Environmental Justice project. STARKWEATHER CREEK & TOXIC STORMWATER RUNOFF REPORT Pollution, governance…
Photo: former Dane County burn pit at 1750 Pearson Street By Steve Verburg, Wisconsin State Journal Despite the lack of funding for a military cleanup, Madison and Dane County have…
By Steve Verburg, Wisconsin State Journal Last spring, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources warned Truax Air National Guard base in Madison it could face enforcement action if it didn’t…
“Giant triplets of racism, materialism, and militarism” dominate even in liberal Madison “I am convinced that if we are to get on the right side of the world revolution, we…