Air National Guard
Burn pits
Dane County
Dane County Regional Airport
Environmental health
Environmental Justice
F-35
PFCs or PFAS
Starkweather Creek
Toxic Chemicals
Toxins
City of Madison
Environmental Justice
Fish
PFCs or PFAS
stormwater runoff
Toxic Chemicals
Water Pollution
Wisconsin DNR
PFAS spilled into Lake Monona after MGE fire; Did anyone test fish? Or warn anglers?
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? ********…
People Speak Out – No F35s at Truax Monday, September 23, 2019
People Speak Out – No F35s at Truax Monday, September 23, 2019 Community Speak Out 6:30-8:00pm (doors open at 6) Hawthorne Elementary School Share stories, talk “best practices” with Retired…
Air National Guard
City of Madison
Community engagement
Department of Defense
Environmental Justice
F-35
Fighter jets
Pentagon
PFCs or PFAS
Public Participation
Racism
Truax
Rep. Chris Taylor, 9 local officials: Strong community opposition needed to avoid harms of F-35s
Photo: Protest at Air National Guard F-35 meeting, Sept. 12 2019 (Michelle Stocker). ***** The Cap Times By State Representative Chris Taylor and nine local elected officials We are honored…
Support the Madison City Council Resolution to oppose the F-35s at Truax
Tuesday, Sept. 17 the City Council will be considering Madison City Council resolution opposing F-35s Truax File # 57364v2. Write the Mayor and allalders@cityofmadison.com in support of this resolution! More…
Truax Apartment residents on F-35s
On Saturday, September 14, Maria Powell (MEJO’s Executive Director) went door-to-door talking to Truax Apartments residents about what they think of the current F-16 fighter jet noise at the Truax…
Air National Guard
Environmental Justice
F-35
Fighter jets
PFCs or PFAS
Racism
Starkweather Creek
stormwater runoff
Toxic Chemicals
Truax
Water Pollution
MEJO’s Touyeng Xiong, Truax Apartment resident, testifies against proposed F-35s
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…
Study: Newer PFAS Chemicals ‘May Pose More Risks’ Than Those They Replaced
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…
Gov. Tony Evers creates council targeting PFAS contamination
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,…
Draft F35 report highlights noise impacts to marginalized communities, but dismisses risks from toxic chemicals, jet crashes, and more
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…
Wisconsin DNR asks sewage treatment plants to test for PFAS
By Chris Hubbuch, Wisconsin State Journal The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is asking local wastewater treatment plants to begin testing for hazardous industrial chemicals. The agency sent a letter…
City of Madison
Environmental Justice
Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District
PFCs or PFAS
Toxic Chemicals
Truax
Wisconsin DNR
Wisconsin grapples with ‘green’ waste plants that spread hazardous PFAS
By Steve Verburg, Wisconsin State Journal Wisconsin wastewater plants were built to keep pollutants out of the environment, but state regulators have come to realize the facilities may be spreading…
City of Madison
Environmental Justice
Madison Water Utility
PFCs or PFAS
Toxic Chemicals
Wisconsin DHS
Wisconsin DNR
Wisconsin may adopt one of nation’s toughest PFAS standards
By Steve Verburg, Wisconsin State Journal Wisconsin’s Department of Health Services on Friday recommended one of the nation’s most restrictive groundwater standards to protect public health from industrial pollutants that…
Air National Guard
Air Pollution
Environmental Justice
Fish
Madison Water Utility
PFCs or PFAS
Starkweather Creek
Toxins
Truax
Water Pollution
PFAS regulations proposed by Wisconsin state elected officials
Photo: Truax Air National Guard base in Madison, heavily contaminated with PFAS. This is an interesting story about belated-action by Wisconsin officials to address PFAS, though given the political climate,…
Air National Guard
City of Madison
Dane County
Environmental Justice
PCBs
PFCs or PFAS
Starkweather Creek
stormwater runoff
Toxic Chemicals
Truax
Water Pollution
Water quality
PFAS found in groundwater under former sewage treatment plant
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…
Air National Guard
City of Madison
Dane County
Environmental Justice
PCBs
Public Health Madison Dane County
Public Participation
Racism
Risk Assessment
Soil contamination
Starkweather Creek
Starkweather EJ Project
stormwater runoff
Toxic Chemicals
Truax
Water Pollution
Water quality
Wisconsin DNR
Report: Watchdogs not looking hard enough for public health hazards in lakes, fish
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…