Pyrotechnic compositions of magnesium/Teflon/Viton (MTV) are widely used in military flares and for igniting the solid propellant of a rocket motor, and are comprised of as much as 45% PFAS. The demilitarization of excess, obsolete, or unserviceable flares and other...
By Dr. Linda Birnbaum, Dr. Betsy Southerland and Robert Sussman Originally published in THE HILL on July 30, 2021 The high-stakes debate is raging over a broad class of toxic chemicals that contaminate drinking water consumed by tens of millions of people. These...
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) has asked the U.S. Army at Badger Army Ammunition Plant to reinstate annual testing of certain monitoring wells at the northeastern edge of a groundwater contaminant plume in the Town of Merrimac. The Central Plume...
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED: Nov 1, 2011 and Updated Jul 1, 2012 By Tim Damos, News Republic State regulators temporarily have withdrawn a requirement that the military expand soil testing at the Badger Army Ammunition Plant near Baraboo. The decision allows the Army and its...
The 300-acre Settling Ponds Area spans more than 2 miles along the southern boundary of the former Badger Army Ammunition Plant. During active production years, these ponds received sanitary and industrial wastewater from the entire facility and surface runoff from...
CSWAB Wants State to Set Enforceable Timelines for Compliance On June 2, the U.S. Army submitted a 730-page report to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) on potential remedies for groundwater contamination at and near the former Badger Army...
“CSWAB has been on the forefront of the struggle to decontaminate our communities from the legacy of military toxics and engage in a collective effort for clean, healthy communities globally.”
