Wisconsin DNR Archives - Madison Environmental Justice

Sat. Dec 21st, 2024

City of Madison Deception Denialism Environmental Justice PFCs or PFAS Public Health Madison Dane County Starkweather Creek Toxic Chemicals Toxins Truax Water Pollution Wisconsin DNR

PFAS “at levels of concern” in Starkweather Creek? What does this mean?

March 27, 2023 Maria C. Powell, PhD

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…

Denialism Environmental destruction Environmental Justice PFCs or PFAS Wisconsin DNR

Dear DNR…

December 15, 2021 Maria C. Powell, PhD

Dear DNR… I have known for some time about the deadline today on proposed standards WY-23-19, Surface Water Standards for PFOS and PFOA. But weeks ago, feeling demoralized

City of Madison Environmental health Madison Water Utility PFCs or PFAS Wisconsin DNR

Water Utility General Manager misinforms Madison alders on PFAS in our drinking water

December 13, 2021 Maria C. Powell, PhD

Photo from Newsweek ************* The new General Manager of the Madison Water Utility, Krishna Kumar, was invited to the November 29, 2021 Common Council President’s Work Group on Environmental Justice…

City of Madison Denialism Doublespeak Madison Water Utility PFCs or PFAS Wisconsin DNR

A miracle!?! PFAS is no longer a problem in Madison’s drinking water, says Water Utility

December 11, 2021 Maria C. Powell, PhD

But is it true? No. In 2019 and 2020, the PFAS found in Madison’s drinking water was a big deal. See Wisconsin State Journal articles here, here, and here. In…

City of Madison Environmental health Environmental Justice PCE TCE Wisconsin DNR

Are eastside Madison residents breathing poisonous vapors? Does anyone care?

November 30, 2021 Maria C. Powell, PhD

Today the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel published an article about the very unfortunate situation Madison resident Kenny Koeppler landed in by accident. In 1987, Koeppler

Denialism Environmental health Madison-Kipp Corp. Toxic Chemicals Wisconsin DNR

Lo and behold, the Madison-Kipp poison plume is still there!

November 15, 2021 Maria C. Powell, PhD

For anyone who believes that Madison Kipp’s giant plume of toxic chlorinated solvents (and plethora of other poisons) under the increasingly hip

Air National Guard Fighter jets PFCs or PFAS Starkweather Creek Wisconsin DNR

What is being done about Starkweather Creek? The military is spewing (or burying) PFAS contamination, proposing experimental “pilot” studies

October 29, 2021 Maria C. Powell, PhD

“Something has to be done immediately” about Starkweather Creek, Melody Homesley, a 16-year resident of the Darbo Worthington neighborhood, told Isaac Wasserman when he interviewed her for his Wisconsin Watch…

Environmental Justice Fish Advisory PFAS Poisoned Yahara Lakes Wisconsin DNR

Fish from all Yahara lakes except Mendota and Wingra on advisory for PFAS

June 9, 2021 Maria C. Powell, PhD

DNR: Fish from Yahara chain of lakes contaminated with PFAS; anglers warned to limit consumption Chris Hubbuch, Wisconsin State Journal Health officials are warning anglers to limit consumption of fish…

Air National Guard City of Madison Dane County Department of Defense Environmental health PFCs or PFAS Starkweather Creek Truax Wisconsin DNR

Again, Madison and Dane County pass the buck to the military on cleaning up burn pits. Why?

May 26, 2021 Maria C. Powell, PhD

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…

Air National Guard City of Madison Dane County Environmental Justice PFCs or PFAS Public Participation Starkweather Creek Truax Wisconsin DNR Yahara Lakes

DNR repeatedly engages public in Marinette & Peshtigo on PFAS–but ignores Madison

May 19, 2021 Maria C. Powell, PhD

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…

City of Madison Environmental destruction Madison Oscar Mayer PCBs Pesticides Starkweather Creek Toxic Chemicals Toxins Wastewater Treatment Water Pollution Water quality Wetlands Wisconsin DNR

Oscar Mayer Sludge History, Part II

May 15, 2021 Jim Powell

The latest installment of Maria’s Powell’s saga of a corporation and the city that loved it…to its own detriment. OSCAR MAYER SLUDGE HISTORY, PART II <– NEW OSCAR MAYER’S INSECTICIDE…

City of Madison Dane County Public Health Madison Dane County Starkweather Creek stormwater runoff Water Pollution Water quality Wisconsin DNR Yahara Lakes

UPDATE 2: Has Dane County actually been violating its DNR stormwater permit for 26 years?

April 29, 2021 Maria C. Powell, PhD

UPDATE 2: Following up (again) on my original post, looking at my old stormwater regulation notes today, I saw that the City of Madison and Dane County received their first…

City of Madison Dane County Public Health Madison Dane County Starkweather Creek stormwater runoff Water Pollution Water quality Wisconsin DNR Yahara Lakes

UPDATE: Dane County has been violating its DNR stormwater permit for 17 years

April 27, 2021 Maria C. Powell, PhD

Above: Storm drains at Dane County Regional Airport, flowing through contaminated soils into Starkweather Creek. Are these city or county storm drains? Who is responsible to make sure toxic chemicals…

City of Madison Dane County Public Health Madison Dane County Starkweather Creek stormwater runoff Water Pollution Water quality Wisconsin DNR Yahara Lakes

Dane County has been violating its DNR stormwater permit for 17 years

April 13, 2021 Maria C. Powell, PhD

Air National Guard Department of Defense Environmental Justice F-35 PFCs or PFAS Racial disparities Starkweather Creek Truax Wisconsin DNR

Addendum: Will Wisconsin Air National Guard follow DNR laws on PFAS investigations & cleanup?

March 30, 2021 Maria C. Powell, PhD

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…