WISCONSIN – Representatives of local government, impacted residents and environmental groups serving on the Badger Restoration Advisory Board have co-signed a formal resolution calling on the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) to order improved testing...
by Lauren A. Koban, Andrew R. Pfluger First published: 19 August 2022 Abstract Considered contaminants of emerging concern, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a class of toxic, manufactured chemicals found in commercial and consumer products such as...
Central Louisiana Coalition for a Clean & Healthy Environment: Fighting for ZERO Open Burning/Open Detonation in New RCRA Permit September 22, 2022 — Clean Harbors Colfax is the only commercial open burning/open detonation (OB/OD) facility in the...
By TESSA WORLEY tworley@timesnews.net, Kingsport Times-News TENNESSEE — BAE Systems employees might not have followed safety protocols, which led to the Jan. 3, 2019, explosion at Holston Army Ammunition Plant, according to a lawsuit filed in federal court....
Earlier this month, at a public meeting of the Restoration Advisory Board for the former 7,400-acre Badger Army Ammunition Plant, the Army reported that of the eight PFAS chemicals detected in groundwater at the southern plant boundary in 2018, concentrations of one...
From the office of the Honorable Senator Sabina Flores Perez, Guam Hagåtña, Guam – Last week, President Biden signed into law the bipartisan PACT Act, which expands healthcare and benefits for Veterans exposed to toxic exposures, which include Agent Orange,...
“The transferring of lands to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources begins a new era of restoration for the Badger Army Ammunition Plant Lands. CSWAB’s leading role of protecting the community and the land is more important than ever as the BAAP lands become used more and more for recreation by the community.”
