Water Utility General Manager misinforms Madison alders on PFAS in our drinking water
Photo from Newsweek ************* The new General Manager of the Madison Water Utility, Krishna Kumar, was invited to the November…
Everyone deserves a healthy environment
Photo from Newsweek ************* The new General Manager of the Madison Water Utility, Krishna Kumar, was invited to the November…
But is it true? No. In 2019 and 2020, the PFAS found in Madison’s drinking water was a big deal.…
For those not familiar with pig terminology… From the American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition: PORCINE (pronunciation:…
Above: Giant drain pipes in Bridges Golf Course, which receive PFAS-contaminated stormwater from the former Truax landfill and Burke sewage…
Above, drainage into Starkweather Creek from the highly PFAS contaminated Dane County-owned Darwin Rd. burn pit. Back in April of…
The highly contaminated Darwin Road burn pit area at the Dane County Regional Airport was used by the city, county,…
Part 1 of this article told the story of Oscar Mayer & Co. sloshing sludge into Starkweather Creek, the Yahara…
Oscar Mayer in 1947 (Wisconsin State Journal photo) In May 2020, a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) contracted by…
See the new website by clicking on the image below. PEOPLE’S ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY OF…
On March 10, Dane County Executive Joe Parisi and his staff will present at a Clean Lakes Alliance “101 Science…
Above: Burke sewage plant “trickling filters” built around 1916. Photo from Wisconsin Historical Society ******* One of Madison’s long-standing corporate…
Large ditch drains from former sewage plant through Bridges Golf Course and then directly into Starkweather Creek (see above photo)…
PHOTO: Former Dane County airport fire pit being excavated to build a parking lot in May 2018. The County, City,…
Fish caught by children at the mouth of Starkweather Creek in June 2018 (they did not eat the fish). A…
[Above: Egregious sources of pollution on Madison’s north side. Photo-Maria Powell] ***** According to our favorite local corporate greenwashers, Clean…