Aug 23, 2016 | issues
By Daniel Ross /AlterNet By the year 2020, the U.S. is expected to have on its hands a growing stockpile of munitions nearing 1.1 million tons that are no longer considered useful to the military. As a means of disposal, these munitions, including small arms...
Jul 14, 2016 | issues
In 2003, Gruber’s Grove Bay on Lake Wisconsin was placed on the federal list of Impaired Waters pursuant to the Clean Water Act. Despite two previous dredging actions, the bay remains one of the most highly contaminated sediment sites in the State of Wisconsin. This...
Jun 16, 2016 | issues
A nationwide effort to assure the safe disposal of our nation’s conventional munitions stockpile is one step closer to achieving its goal. The Senate approved an amendment to promote alternatives to open air burning and detonation of hazardous munitions wastes with...
Jun 15, 2016 | issues
This spring, the Army tested 126 groundwater monitoring wells and two residential wells at and near the former Badger Army Ammunition Plant. Following is a summary of the April 2016 results provided by the Army. RESIDENTIAL WELLS. Only two residential wells were...
Jun 11, 2016 | issues
The federal agency enabling the transfer of former Badger Army Ammunition Plant lands to the State of Wisconsin has cited dozens of deficiencies in its proposed land use plan. The May 3 letter from the National Park Service has prompted an argumentative reply from the...
Apr 13, 2016 | issues
by Suzanne Yohannan, Superfund Report. A coalition of environmental, citizens and environmental justice groups is building a national campaign to urge EPA to require the use of alternative destruction technologies instead of open air burning and detonation (OB/OD)...
