Category: Toxic Chemicals

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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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As DNR contemplates PFAS regulation, industry seeks to narrow scope

November 13, 2019 Maria C. Powell, PhD

By Chris Hubbuch, Wisconsin State Journal As Wisconsin moves to limit human exposure to a new class of toxic chemicals, industry groups are pushing to narrow the scope of what’s…

Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District PFCs or PFAS Toxic Chemicals Wisconsin DNR

Sewage treatment plants pass on DNR request for PFAS testing

October 28, 2019 Maria C. Powell, PhD

By Chris Hubbuch, Wisconsin State Journal See entire article here.

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DNR investigating foam on PFAS-tainted Starkweather Creek

October 28, 2019 Maria C. Powell, PhD

By Chris Hubbuch, Wisconsin State Journal Foam at boat launch at mouth of Starkweather Creek (Wisconsin State Journal photo) See entire article here.

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CSWAB UPDATE: Wisconsin Groups Join Together in Call for Regulating PFAS

October 23, 2019 Maria C. Powell, PhD

Today – on this national Imagine a Day Without Water – 28 environmental and social justice organizations from around Wisconsin sent a joint statement to dozens of state legislators with…

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Report: Dane County airport stormwater contributing PFAS to Starkweather Creek

October 12, 2019 Maria C. Powell, PhD

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…

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Questions Remain Unanswered Two Months After MGE Fires

October 11, 2019 Maria C. Powell, PhD

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…

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Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District releasing PFAS into Reindahl Park & Starkweather Creek —with City of Madison, Dane County and DNR approval

October 8, 2019 Maria C. Powell, PhD

Photo: Excavations for new sewer line on county land north of Reindahl Park on October 10, 2019 The Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD)–with permits from City of Madison and DNR–will…

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DNR: High levels of PFAS found in Starkweather Creek

October 8, 2019 Maria C. Powell, PhD

Photo: Children catching panfish at the mouth of Starkweather Creek, summer 2018 By Chris Hubbuch, Wisconsin State Journal See full article here. State environmental regulators have found high levels of…

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PFAS traveled from MGE to Lake Monona after July fire; DNR says there may be other sources

September 28, 2019 Maria C. Powell, PhD

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…

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PFAS spilled into Lake Monona after MGE fire; Did anyone test fish? Or warn anglers?

September 25, 2019 Maria C. Powell, PhD

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? ********…

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MEJO’s Touyeng Xiong, Truax Apartment resident, testifies against proposed F-35s

September 13, 2019 Maria C. Powell, PhD

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…

PFCs or PFAS Risk Assessment Toxic Chemicals

Study: Newer PFAS Chemicals ‘May Pose More Risks’ Than Those They Replaced

August 24, 2019 Maria C. Powell, PhD

By Alex Formuzis, Environmental Working Group Findings Refute Chemical Industry Spin That Next-Generation Fluorinated Compounds Are Safer Than Carcinogens Pulled From the Market WASHINGTON – A new peer-reviewed study refutes…

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Gov. Tony Evers creates council targeting PFAS contamination

August 24, 2019 Maria C. Powell, PhD

By Brienna Reilly, Cap Times Gov. Tony Evers has formed a new council aimed at identifying potential sources of PFAS contamination and addressing the chemicals across the state. The panel,…

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Draft F35 report highlights noise impacts to marginalized communities, but dismisses risks from toxic chemicals, jet crashes, and more

August 3, 2019 Maria C. Powell, PhD

Recent news in the Wisconsin State Journal, Cap Times, and on Channel 3000 highlighted a key finding of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) just released on the proposed F35…