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Bridges Golf Course built over Madison’s Secret Superfund Site

April 26, 2022 Maria C. Powell, PhD

Above: The “golf ditch” flowing through Bridges Golf Course into Starkweather Creek ******* The last post, Madison’s Secret Superfund Site, described the long history of the Truax Landfill on Madison’s…

City of Madison Dane County Department of Defens Oscar Mayer Starkweather Creek Superfund Truax landfill

Madison’s Secret Superfund Site

April 4, 2022 Maria C. Powell, PhD

**** Madison’s Secret Superfund Site: Truax Landfill Sources for this article-see footnote below** From the early 1900s through

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Arrogance Burn pits Cancer City of Madison Dane County Denialism Doublespeak Environmental Justice Fish Fish Advisory Hypocrisy Inequality Madison Madison-Kipp Corp. Mercury Oscar Mayer Privilege Public Participation Racial disparities Racial Justice Risk Assessment Starkweather Creek Toxic Chemicals Truax Wastewater Treatment Water Pollution

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

September 9, 2024 Jim Powell

Cancer Denialism Environmental Justice EPA F-35 Fighter jets Fire fighting Fish Fish Advisory Hypocrisy Illicit discharge Madison Pesticides Plastics Privilege Public Participation Racial disparities Racial Justice Starkweather Creek Starkweather EJ Project Truax landfill University of Wisconsin-Madison

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

July 16, 2024 Jim Powell

Air Pollution Arrogance Cancer City of Madison Community engagement Dane County Denialism Development Doublespeak Ecology Environmental destruction Environmental health Environmental Justice F-35 Fighter jets Fish Advisory Futility Hypocrisy Madison Martin Luther King Jr. Obfuscation Peace?? Privilege Public Participation Public Relations Racial disparities Racial Justice Racism

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

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

November 18, 2023 Jim Powell

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