By unanimous vote, the Sauk County Board of Supervisors passed a resolution last night urging the U.S. Army to clean up residual mercury contamination in Lake Wisconsin at Gruber’s Grove Bay. Despite a $6-million dredging project several years ago, more than 50,000...
On June 14, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) directed the Army to identify and test private and community wells that are located to the west and south of Badger Army Ammunition Plant near Hwy 12. As we reported last week, community members raised...
Since the asbestos content of concrete is rarely known, mechanical abrasion (such as sawing, grinding, or sanding) and use of concrete-crushing machines is a matter of great concern. Under no circumstances should asbestos-containing concrete, or concrete to which...
Thermal treatment of painted metal objects is the suspected source of unsafe levels of PCBs in soils at Badger Army Ammunition Plant. Following the detection of high levels of PCBs in paint on pipes, flanges, and other metal objects, CSWAB asked state regulators to...
An environmental investigation at Badger Army Ammunition Plant is less comprehensive than typical investigations at other similar military sites, according to a report released today by Citizens for Safe Water Around Badger (CSWAB). The group compared environmental...
Additional Information and Discussion Concerning the Ravenna Arsenal Burn Introduction and Purpose of this Paper As you can imagine there is much apprehension and fear in our communities about the Arsenal proposal. To this point inadequate information and misdirection...
“I am involved with CSWAB in support of their super efforts to hold government agencies responsible for keeping our water, air, and lands safe and keeping those who have contaminated these resources from just walking away.”
