The first warning of trouble occurred when a routine prescribed burn of vegetation by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) ignited an underground fire that burned from August 26-28, 2020. Despite millions spent on cleanup, residual soil...
by Inside EPA Publishers President Joe Biden’s State of the Union (SOTU) call to better address health concerns about military veterans exposed to toxics from overseas “burn pits” is driving new efforts for policymakers to address the issue at home, with...
by Chris Hubbuch | Wisconsin State Journal – February 23, 2022 Conservatives on Wisconsin’s natural resources board has approved weakened regulations for toxic “forever chemicals” in public water supplies but killed a rule to limit them in...
by Enid Sisskin, PhD, Director of Gulf Coast Environmental Defense. It’s a shocking case of arrested development. In a nation that prides itself on high technology, our federal government is burning and detonating hazardous waste in the open air, using stone age...
The 7,000-acre Radford Army Ammunition Plant spans both sides of the New River. (Image from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services) VIRGINIA – Researchers at Cancer Control and Population Health Research at the University of Virginia are warning that all...
Following is CSWAB’s testimony at the recent WDNR public hearing on proposed SURFACE WATER criteria for certain PFAS: My name is Laura Olah and I live in Merrimac, Wisconsin, in rural Sauk County, and I am here today on behalf of Citizens for Safe Water Around...
“CSWAB’s tenacious grassroots battle to ensure a thorough cleanup of one decommissioned military facility stands as a model for other impacted communities across this country and the globe.”
