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...

CSWAB Petitions WDNR for Asbestos Testing

Citizens for Safe Water Around Badger submitted a formal petition today urging state regulators to require environmental testing for asbestos in soils at the Badger Army Ammunition Plant. Asbestos fibers found in soil can become airborne as the result of site...