Why does the Dane County Lakes & Watershed Commission ignore toxic chemicals?
[Above: “Golf ditch” flowing through the Bridges Golf course into Starkweather Creek. Bridges Golf Course was built over the Superfund-qualified…
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City of Madison
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Fish
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Public Health Madison Dane County
“One Voice” government team tells Madison alders how to engage public on PFAS
“One Voice” government team tells Madison alders how to engage public on PFAS (The MLK Jr. Madison would prefer we…
“After 50 years of neglect, Starkweather to get its due.”
(Above: Sign about 1992-93 Starkweather Creek remediation near O.B. Sherry Park; photo by Maria Powell in 2018) “After 50 years…
Illicit discharges of lies? The ongoing saga of Dane County’s long overdue stormwater ordinance
Above, drainage into Starkweather Creek from the highly PFAS contaminated Dane County-owned Darwin Rd. burn pit. Back in April of…
People’s Environmental History of Madison
See the new website by clicking on the image below. PEOPLE’S ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY OF…
Toxic substances are everywhere, two UW profs say
Image from mindovermetal.co.uk Toxic substances are everywhere, two UW profs say From United Press International (in the Wisconsin State Journal)…
City of Madison
Community engagement
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Oscar Mayer
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Starkweather Creek
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stormwater runoff
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Utility to build over toxic sludge at former sewage plant on Madison’s Northside
Above: Burke sewage plant “trickling filters” built around 1916. Photo from Wisconsin Historical Society ******* One of Madison’s long-standing corporate…
Anne G. Chacon, 1942-2018
Dissident, Fearless Environmental Activist, Great Friend Anne Chacon, long-time resident of 138 S. Marquette St, passed away in her Monona…
Polluter Pleased with Paltry Penalty
Photo: Past excavations of PCBs along bike path next to Madison-Kipp Corporation The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) finally settled…
City’s Priorities Out of Order; Citizens Punished for Doing the Right Thing (a new series)
Above: The city has prioritized replacing a paved segment of terrace with grass, over repairing a pothole where children slip…
Goodman Community Center
Madison-Kipp Corp.
Soil contamination
stormwater runoff
Toxins
Water Pollution
City to Lease Rain Garden to Polluter
(High resolution version of above graphic here) SUMMARY: The City of Madison wishes to extend a lease with Madison-Kipp Corp. through…
More Alarming PCB Hotspots Along City Bike Path Next to Goodman Center; Public in the Dark
Kipp’s Sludge Garden Saga continues… an Arcadis (Kipp’s consultants) report dated August 6, 2014 includes data generated in April and May of…
DNR Now Charging $700 to Answer Questions?
The DNR just doesn’t like to answer questions about Madison-Kipp Corp. MEJO has experienced the art of the “non-answer” answer…
PCEs with your Pie, Anyone? Toxic Plume Under Goodman Center Still Ignored…
A couple weeks ago, I had lunch with a friend in the Ironworks Café at the Goodman Community Center. The food…
About MEJO
MEJO is a 501(c)(3) non-profit grassroots organization that formed in 2005 as the Madison Environmental Justice Organization (also called the…