Badger Soil Cleanup May Not Be Protective

If approved, a proposal by the U.S. Army could prohibit camping, prairie restoration, and other conservation activities on portions of the Sauk Prairie Recreation Area. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) is accepting public comments on the military’s...

Badger Army Underestimates Chromium Risks

Badger Army Ammunition Plant may be underestimating health risks posed by residual chromium contamination on land slated for transfer to the State of Wisconsin, especially when compared to other Army sites nationwide. In a new report that has been submitted to state...

Wisconsin Challenges Army on Pesticide Liability

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) is challenging an Army proposal to shift liability to the state for any disturbance or release of pesticide residues that may be found in soils at the Badger Army Ammunition Plant. The Army included the language in...

EPA Defends Badger Restoration Advisory Board

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is challenging the Army’s plans to disband the Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) for Wisconsin’s Badger Army Ammunition Plant. The EPA’s September 12 letter to the U.S. Army Environmental Command says that the Army’s actions are...

National Letter Supports Ho-Chunk Claim at Badger

More than 50 organizations from across the U.S. have co-signed a letter supporting the Ho-Chunk Nation’s interest in lands at the closing Badger Army Ammunition Plant in Wisconsin.  All have endorsed a letter which was sent this week to the U.S. Department of...