Current Issues
Badger Army Underestimates Chromium Risks
Badger Army Ammunition Plant may be underestimating health risks posed by residual chromium contamination on land slated for transfer to the State of Wisconsin, especially when compared to other Army sites nationwide. In a new report that has been submitted to state...
Coalition Urges Legislators to Reject Iron Strip Mine Bill and Protect Wisconsin Water
Today, Citizens for Safe Water Around Badger (CSWAB) joined the Wisconsin Resources Protection Council, Sierra Club, and over 75 statewide, regional and national groups in releasing an open letter urging Wisconsin legislators to reject changes to Wisconsin’s mining...
Wisconsin Challenges Army on Pesticide Liability
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) is challenging an Army proposal to shift liability to the state for any disturbance or release of pesticide residues that may be found in soils at the Badger Army Ammunition Plant. The Army included the language in...
EPA Defends Badger Restoration Advisory Board
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is challenging the Army’s plans to disband the Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) for Wisconsin’s Badger Army Ammunition Plant. The EPA’s September 12 letter to the U.S. Army Environmental Command says that the Army’s actions are...
National Letter Supports Ho-Chunk Claim at Badger
More than 50 organizations from across the U.S. have co-signed a letter supporting the Ho-Chunk Nation's interest in lands at the closing Badger Army Ammunition Plant in Wisconsin. All have endorsed a letter which was sent this week to the U.S. Department of the...
Congress Asked to Defend Community Participation in Military Cleanups
Citizens for Safe Water Around Badger (CSWAB) has submitted a formal request to U.S. Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin and U.S. Senator Herb Kohl asking for an independent U.S. Government Accountability Office review of Department of Defense compliance with federal rules...
CSWAB Petitions WDNR for Asbestos Testing
Citizens for Safe Water Around Badger submitted a formal petition today urging state regulators to require environmental testing for asbestos in soils at the Badger Army Ammunition Plant. Asbestos fibers found in soil can become airborne as the result of site...
CSWAB Pushes for Better Regulation of Wisconsin’s Contaminated Lands
Citizens for Safe Water Around Badger submitted formal public comments today urging the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to adopt stronger soil cleanup standards that are more protective of children and expectant mothers. “CSWAB supports many of the additions...
Public speaks on Badger water plan
by Tim Damos, Baraboo News Republic Only one of the nearly 70 comments submitted to a state agency directly supported the U.S. Army’s proposed solution to groundwater pollution at a former weapons plant south of Baraboo. More than two-thirds of the comments were...
Badger RAB Advocates for Better Residential Well Testing
A community board overseeing environmental cleanup at Badger Army Ammunition Plant is urging the military to start testing two private wells that may be at risk for contamination but have not been tested for at least 20 years. The April 2 resolution signed by members...
Badger Board Calls for Clean Groundwater
Members of the Badger Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) signed a joint letter this week calling for a solution to groundwater contamination from Badger Army Ammunition Plant that protects farmers, restores groundwater, and prevents contamination from entering nearby...
CSWAB: Our letter to the WDNR
Jeff Ackerman Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources 3911 Fish Hatchery Madison, WI 53711 Jeff.Ackerman@wisconsin.gov RE: Public Comment on the Preliminary Determination for the Groundwater Remedial Strategy for Badger Army Ammunition Plant Dear Mr. Ackerman, For...