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Wisconsin Public Radio on PFAS remediation delays at Truax Field in Dance County and elsewhere. PFAS cleanup at military sites see long delays nationwide, including in Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin…
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.…
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…
It is with great sadness that we announce that our founder, Maria Powell, has passed away. She will be missed greatly. OBITUARY | MARIA POWELL, 59 Maria Powell, longtime activist…
MEJO Executive Director Dr. Maria Powell is receiving an environmental justice award from the Midwest Environmental Advocates MARIA POWELL Maria Powell is a co-founder of Madison Environmental Justice Organization (MEJO),…
MEJO’s Touyeng Xiong stands next to PFAS “advisory” sign next to heavily PFAS-contaminated Starkweather Creek just downstream of the Dane County Regional Airport and Truax Air National Guard base, near…
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In fall 2021, a colleague noticed this letter on the DNR’s BRRTS website, from the DNR to residents of a home on Madison’s east side. The letter says: “The Wisconsin…
The highly contaminated Darwin Road burn pit area at the Dane County Regional Airport was used by the city, county, and military from the 1950s-1980s. Above, the airport’s cell phone…
Heavily PFAS-contaminated Starkweather Creek water and sediments flood over a backyard garden in the Darbo-Worthington neighborhood in Madison, about a mile south of the Dane County Regional Airport and Truax…
On May 10, F-16s from Madison’s Air National Guard Truax Field took off while MEJO’s Touyeng Xiong was teaching kids from the East Madison Community Center about birds, trees, and…
A couple weeks ago, we posted this article asking whether the Wisconsin Air National Guard (WIANG) will follow DNR laws regarding investigation and cleanup of its highly contaminated base in…
By Catherine Capellaro, Wisconsin Examiner A group seeking to halt the siting of a squadron of F-35 fighter jets at Madison’s Truax Field filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the U.S.…
Over two and a half years ago, June 2018, we asked DNR to include PFAS monitoring in Dane County airport’s WPDES permit, which includes requirements for regular monitoring of Starkweather…
Starkweather Creek flowing through the Darbo Worthington neighborhood, about a mile south of the airport and military base. See readable map here. Please contact info@mejo.us for reports with data depicted…