MEJO in the News
MEJO in “Environmental Health News” Pollution, Poverty, People of Color: Warnings about contaminated fish fail to reach people most at risk By Rae Tyson Environmental Health News September 13, 2012…
A better approach?
GONE FISHING! Instead of continuing to beg our environmental & public health agencies to monitor toxins in water and fish, which we’ve learned is a futile endeavor, we’ve decided to…
Greenwashing and Doublespeak in Wisconsin Highway Plan
The price tag for the Wisconsin Department of Transportation two-decade, three-phase plan for the reconstruction of the Verona Road and West Beltline interchange in Madison , Wis. , has risen…
“Invisible People, Invisible Risks”
In the new MIT Press book, Technoscience and Environmental Justice: Expert Cultures in a Grassroots Movement, the Midwest Environmental Justice Organization (MEJO) chronicles its Madison effort to raise local awareness…
Bad Air in Dane County, Wis.: Where’s the Communication?
From February 2-5, Dane County , along with several other counties in Wisconsin , was under an “Air Quality Advisory for Particle Pollution” due to elevated levels of small particulates…
Fish Advisory Signs Victory!
In recognition of the human health concerns of eating locally caught fish, the City of Madison and Dane County has authorized the Public Health Department to place fish consumption advisory…
Fish advisory signs installed to highlight need for official action Environmental justice activists and anglers place signs around Monona Bay
(MADISON, Wis.)—Sixty people gathered at Brittingham Park on Thurs., Sept. 20 to make and install fish consumption advisory signs to help shoreline anglers learn about the toxins in fish caught…
The State of Shoreline Fishing in Dane County
New MEJO report The State of Shoreline Fishing in Dane County A report on fishing, fish consumption and public health advisories July 2008 MEJO State of Shoreline Fishing in Dane…
Fishing & Environmental Justice
The Midwest Environmental Justice Organization (MEJO) has a mission to educate the community about environmental justice issues, work to address them, and support environmental justice for the benefit of the…
Survey: Shoreline Anglers Eat A Lot of Fish
MEJO has interviewed 129 people and held 12 focus group meetings with 150 participants over the past two years. The meetings were held at neighborhood centers, agency facilities and public…
“Environmental justice, fishing and the problem with our lakes”
A Public Forum by the Madison Environmental Justice Organization Monday, May 5 7:00 – 8:30 pm Madison Central Library 201 W. Mifflin St. (1 block from Capitol Square) Fishing is…