Wisconsin Groundwater Standards for Explosives Will Set Precedent

A precedent-setting move by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) is being applauded by rural neighbors of the Badger Army Ammunition Plant but is expected to draw strong opposition from the U.S. military. The WDNR recently received approval from the...
USDA Should Invest in Grazing, not Confinement

USDA Should Invest in Grazing, not Confinement

A diverse coalition of 35 organizations representing family farming, healthy food initiatives, social and environmental justice, conservation, and community-supportive agriculture is urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture and University of Wisconsin to invest...

Army Finds Explosives in Rural Merrimac Wells

Army contractors have announced that new test results have detected explosives in at least two residential wells at Weigand’s Bay in the rural township of Merrimac.  This is the first time that Dinitrotoluene (DNT) has been reported in private wells near the northeast...

Solvent Persists in Groundwater Near Badger

Recent testing by the U.S. Army has detected elevated concentrations of the carcinogenic solvent Trichloroethylene (TCE) in groundwater at the far west boundary of the Badger Army Ammunition Plant.   In March 2009, TCE levels were detected at 25 parts per billion...

EPA Questions Military’s Handling of PCBs

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) wants answers to dozens of long-standing questions about the handling of PCB-contaminated wastes at Badger Army Ammunition Plant and other U.S. Army production facilities nationwide.  In a July 7 letter to the U.S. Army,...