Feb 11, 2011 | issues
State environmental regulators have published a new report emphasizing the importance of community involvement in munitions cleanups to ensure safety and often to reduce cleanup costs. The report, published last month by the Association of State and Territorial Solid...
Jan 24, 2011 | issues
Today, members of the Badger Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) took the first step in a formal appeal of the Army’s recent denial of their request for an independent technical advisor. The January 24 letter to the installation director at Badger Army Ammunition Plant...
Jan 13, 2011 | issues
Merrimac Town Board Asks WDNR for Public Hearing On January 5, CSWAB appeared before the Town of Merrimac board and informed local officials of the Army’s formal request for exemptions to state groundwater standards for nitrate, nitrite, manganese, and arsenic at a...
Dec 14, 2010 | issues
The Wisconsin Natural Resources board has approved a permanent set of rules to slow the spread of white-nose syndrome in Wisconsin bats. The rules classify four cave bats as threatened, list the fungus linked to the disease as an invasive species, and require cave and...
Dec 12, 2010 | issues
CSWAB’s letter to state officials calling for a comprehensive ban on the use of the herbicide atrazine to protect expectant mothers and infants from exposure prompted a front page story in the Wisconsin State Journal this week. At the December 7 public hearing in...
Dec 7, 2010 | issues
In recognition of 20 years of service protecting communities and the environment, Citizens for Safe Water Around Badger (CSWAB) is pleased to announce that the organization and its Executive Director have recently received 10 commendations from federal, state, tribal...
