Sep 13, 2004 | issues
Closed-door decision making continues to obstruct the public’s right-to-know and to participate in decisions that affect human health and the environment. As a result, the level of cleanup in certain areas in and near Badger Army Ammunition Plant is inadequate,...
Aug 16, 2004 | issues
MERRIMAC – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has advised two families near Gruber’s Grove Bay to not use their water for cooking or drinking after test results confirmed a hazardous chemical in their private wells. Analysis of well water detected...
Aug 2, 2004 | issues
Despite our best efforts, the undulating prairie landscape that this community has worked so hard to preserve will forever be marred by a monstrous earthen finger in the sky – the Army’s parting gesture to its neighbors. Due to a fundamental design error by Army...
Jul 19, 2004 | issues
CSWAB has asked the Wisconsin Division of Health to investigate a preliminary report that levels of mercury in the air near Badger Army Ammunition Plant may be elevated. According to an internal memo dated May 15, 2003, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources...
Jun 29, 2004 | issues
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) informed CSWAB today that 2 more homes near Badger Army Ammunition Plant have levels of the explosive DNT (dinitrotoluene) above the safe drinking water standard. These homes are in addition to 2 other homes on...
Jun 1, 2004 | issues
Recent testing by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) found that air emissions from open burning explosives-contaminated buildings at Indiana Army Ammunition Plant exceeded federal air-quality standards for lead. As a result, IDEM is expected to...
