What ever became of the DOJ lawsuit against Kipp?
In September 2012, the Wisconsin DOJ filed a lawsuit against Madison Kipp Corporation. It is still unresolved. Why? Because it was always intended as a tool to protect Kipp from…
Kipp PCBs continue to pollute area along Isthmus bike path, even after multiple remediations
Kipp drain pipe carries toxic PCBs to city rain garden near bike path , STEVEN VERBURG sverburg@madison.com The company expects to find a solution soon, but critics say government regulators…
Kipp Raingarden Update, Part 1: MEJO tests show that city land next to Kipp raingarden still contaminated with PCBs
Photo: Kids walk along bikepath next to Kipp raingarden in February 2017. Sadly, the seemingly never-ending Kipp raingarden saga continues. (See the long history of the Kipp Raingarden PCB Saga…
The Center for Health, Environment & Justice (CHEJ) funds Midwest Environmental Justice Organization project
The Midwest Environmental Justice Organization (MEJO) has received a grant from the Center for Health, Environment & Justice, the grassroots organization founded in 1981 by Lois Gibbs after her historic…
Everyone deserves a safe & healthy home
Photo: The view from the site where the City of Madison has approved a low income housing development, with substantial city funding. Click here for a brief taste of what…
What a Surprise!! More PCBs found in city-owned Kipp raingarden…
Photo: Madison-Kipp raingarden in August 2014; behind it, Kipp was building a new curb and fence and paving parking lots, without the required approval and permits. MGE was digging around…
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 on ice (see story below). MEJO introduction to series: City…
Kipp CEO refuses to answer questions about how company is addressing risks to factory workers
This is a followup to a previous post. A month ago I emailed John Hausbeck at Public Health Madison Dane County for help answering a set of questions about Kipp…
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City of Madison not requiring Kipp to measure PCBs in raingarden?
This pictogram was used in this post; the splash pad has since been completed Since August we have tried to get the following information from the City of Madison on…
What is Kipp doing to protect its workers from vapor intrusion? They won’t say.
Photo: Workers in Madison-Kipp factory. … Kipp says they stopped using the highly toxic solvent tetrachloroethylene, also called perchloroethylene or PCE—the toxic chemical that was the main focus of the…
Madison Kipp Pollution News Report Collage
From Clean Air Madison: Kipp News Collage These news stories present some of the environmental problems caused by the Madison-Kipp aluminum foundry in Madison, Wisconsin. Learn more about neighborhood efforts…
Madison-Kipp’s pollution cleanup is nowhere near complete: Part I–Groundwater
Photo: Toxic permanganate discharge from Kipp groundwater extraction and treatment system (GETS) on Aug. 9, 2015 ***** On December 20 2015 the Wisconsin State Journal published a front page article…
“Sound-blocking fence” at Kipp still does not block sound!
A year later, it remains a puzzle how this piddly wooden fence is considered a “sound-blocking” fence by the City of Madison when it obviously just does not block sound!…
PCB Excavation Along Bike Path next to Madison Kipp–Enjoy Photos!
A previous post shared details about the excavation of soils contaminated with high levels of PCBs, from October 6-9, 2015, along the bike path between Madison Kipp Corporation and the…
More PCBs on city bike path to be excavated October 6-9; City of Madison says no warning signs needed
In June 2015, PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls) of up to 680 ppm—orders of magnitude above the residential (0.2 ppm) and industrial (0.7 ppm) direct contact standards—were found in soils next to…