In solidarity with the citizens of Puerto Rico, more than 40 organizations from around the nation are calling on the U.S. EPA and the U.S. Congress to immediately end the relentless open air burning and detonation of hazardous and mixed wastes on the island...
WISCONSIN – A statewide coalition of 28 organizations organized by CSWAB issued a joint position statement today supporting regulation of PFAS as a class of compounds. Assessing risks of chemicals having a similar mechanism of toxicity is not unusual and is...
Following years of pressure and dedicated work by CSWAB, the Army announced this week that it will be offering a contract for the removal of mercury-contaminated sediments at Gruber’s Grove Bay on Lake Wisconsin (and not the sand cover suggested by the Wisconsin DNR)!...
At a public informational meeting last November, Army officials assured local residents, government officials and the Wisconsin DNR that the highest concentration of two forms of PFAS (PFOA/PFOS) detected in groundwater at the former Badger Army Ammunition Plant was...
On February 22, CSWAB participated in the initial meeting of the PFAS Technical Advisory Group hosted by the Wisconsin DNR in Madison. The goal of the group is to examine the what, where, when and how of PFAS investigation and remediation by sharing concerns,...
Today, the EPA announced the first-ever action plan to address the toxic water crisis affecting millions of Americans, but the plan does nothing to support residents and workers who have been drinking contaminated water for decades. “The EPA action plan will only...
“In addition to the vital work of CSWAB in protecting the health of people affected by the Badger Ammunition Plant, the organization serves as a leader in the national environmental health and justice movement to hold the military accountable.”
