Jun 13, 2009 | issues
In a June 7 letter to Citizens for Safe Water Around Badger (CSWAB), the Wisconsin DNR said it has found mercury concentrations more than 25 times the required cleanup goal and almost 400 times higher than levels reported by the Army in sediments at Gruber’s Grove Bay...
Apr 10, 2009 | issues
A new technical review by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has found that concentrations of the explosive DNT may be increasing in groundwater in the rural town of Merrimac. Residential areas that may be in the path of contamination originating from Badger Army...
Mar 25, 2009 | issues
A national coalition of 90 affected communities and organizations have joined together to support federal legislation that will require the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy to comply with laws designed to protect human health and the environment. A...
Mar 10, 2009 | issues
The Restoration Advisory Board for the Badger Army Ammunition Plant has received authorization for a Technical Assistance for Public Participation (TAPP) grant of $11,800 from the U.S. Army. The contract has been awarded to Environmental Stewardship Concepts of...
Feb 11, 2009 | issues
CSWAB and over 100 environmental health, environmental justice, health-affected, and labor groups have called on President Barack Obama to release an EPA report on dioxins, one of the most toxic chemicals on earth. In a January 23 letter to President Obama, the...
Feb 7, 2009 | issues
CSWAB is participating in a national initiative supporting prompt passage of legislation to restore a credible Whistleblower Protection Act for federal employees. As part of a campaign organized by the Washington-based Government Accountability Project, more than 260...
