Current Issues

A national coalition of 90 affected communities and organizations have joined together to support federal legislation that will require the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy to comply with laws designed to protect human health and the environment. A...

The Restoration Advisory Board for the Badger Army Ammunition Plant has received authorization for a Technical Assistance for Public Participation (TAPP) grant of $11,800 from the U.S. Army.  The contract has been awarded to Environmental Stewardship Concepts of...

CSWAB and over 100 environmental health, environmental justice, health-affected, and labor groups have called on President Barack Obama to release an EPA report on dioxins, one of the most toxic chemicals on earth.  In a January 23 letter to President Obama, the...

CSWAB is participating in a national initiative supporting prompt passage of legislation to restore a credible Whistleblower Protection Act for federal employees.  As part of a campaign organized by the Washington-based Government Accountability Project, more than 260...

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) will be holding an open house at the Merrimac town hall on January 21 to discuss groundwater contamination in and around the northeast corner of Badger Army Ammunition Plant.  New groundwater monitoring wells...

Citizens for Safe Water Around Badger (CSWAB) has joined communities across the country in urging President-elect Barack Obama to make environmental protection a priority within the Department of Defense (DoD). In a joint letter to the Obama transition team, the...

Merrimac, WI – In response to a formal petition by Citizens for Safe Water Around Badger (CSWAB), the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has asked the Wisconsin Division of Public Health to develop health advisory levels for newly detected groundwater...

Citizens for Safe Water Around Badger (CSWAB) is challenging a plan to allow road construction through a highly contaminated area at Badger Army Ammunition Plant.  The Army is seeking permission from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) to leave...

Despite a commitment to keep its Dairy Forage Research Center farm in compliance with state and federal laws that protect water quality, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has again failed to complete its annual Nutrient Management Plan.  This is the second...

U.S. Senator Herb Kohl is questioning the Department of Defense on the Army’s recent decision to restrict the type of advice that can be offered by independent experts working with the Badger Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) – a citizen panel that represents local and...

Representatives of the Army, EPA, and WDNR have announced that 6 additional groundwater monitoring wells ill be installed in and around the northeast corner of the Badger Army Ammunition Plant.  The plan is in response to the detection of the explosive DNT...