May 17, 2013 | issues
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued long-awaited toxicity values for technical grade dinitrotoluene (tgDNT) – an explosive that is a widespread environmental contaminant at Badger Army Ammunition Plant and hundreds of other military sites across...
May 8, 2013 | issues
On April 27, the Village of Prairie du Sac board passed a resolution calling for a referendum on the establishment of a proposed sanitary district that would serve residents near the closing Badger Army Ammunition Plant. The resolution was passed in anticipation of...
May 1, 2013 | issues
Analysis of young fish taken from Gruber’s Grove Bay on Lake Wisconsin show slightly higher levels of mercury compared to similar fish taken from a different location on Lake Wisconsin. However, levels in both groups of fish are within the same range for mercury as...
Apr 15, 2013 | issues
For more than 20 years, the U.S. Army has assured area residents that water wells east of Lake Wisconsin and the Wisconsin River are not vulnerable to groundwater contamination emanating from Badger Army Ammunition Plant. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources...
Mar 29, 2013 | issues
The Town Board of Prairie du Sac has issued a letter urging neighboring towns to join in formally asking that any petition to establish a utility district to provide municipal water for residents near the Badger Army Ammunition Plant be put to a referendum. The March...
Mar 11, 2013 | issues
The Wisconsin Wildlife Federation is urging state regulators to require restoration and cleanup of wetlands at the former Badger Army Ammunition Plant instead of restricting future land uses. “We would like to see a new proposal from the Army that contains soil...
