Current Issues
“Unknown Substance” Burns at Badger Army Ammunition Plant
by Joe Block, Star News A prescribed burn in the Sauk Prairie Recreation Area ignited an “unknown substance,” according to the Wisconsin DNR, on Wednesday, August 26. Residents on Keller Road, along the southern border of the recreation area, were informed of a...
EPA to Start Experimental PFAS Burns – Tell your State to say NO to Trial Burns!
NATIONAL ACTION to Stop Experimental PFAS Burns! The issue: While the disposal of PFAS chemicals poses an unprecedented challenge, the rush to burn these chemicals is on despite no evidence they can be safely incinerated. Incineration of PFAS responds to the need for...
Companies Ordered to Disclose Total PFAS in Drinking Water
Marinette, WI – Based on recommendations from the Wisconsin Division of Health, state regulators have issued a letter requiring Johnson Controls, Inc. (JCI) and Tyco Fire Products to inform residents of all contaminants detected in residential drinking water wells,...
Groups Object to Open Air Burning of Hazardous Waste near Salt Lake City
In formal comments submitted today to Utah environmental regulators and the U.S. EPA, a national coalition of 60 groups from around the U.S. is objecting to the approval of a permit which will allow the continued open air burning of hazardous munitions wastes...
Air Emissions from PFAS Manufacturer Contaminate 70 of 84 Wells Tested
Study: GenX chemical in 70 of 84 wells tested near Chemours’ Fayetteville Works plant By Paul Woolverton, Wilmington Star News - Wilmington, NC Posted Jun 20, 2020 NORTH CAROLINA -- Researchers from N.C. State University tested 84 wells and water from 85 homes...
Navy says it will halt all PFAS shipments to Cohoes’ burn plant
by Rick Karlin, Times Union (Albany, NY) - May 21, 2020 The federal Department of Defense is suspending all AFFF shipments to Norlite in Cohoes, New York. The decision was made following a Times Union story earlier in the week, about plans, later abandoned, to send...
Local Officials Endorse PFAS Well Testing Recommendations
For almost two years now, the Army has denied appeals from neighbors of the former Badger Army Ammunition Plant to include PFAS chemicals in its residential well testing program. This week, as part of an independent review of the military’s groundwater program at...
TEAM Coalition Fights for the Health of Service Members and Veterans
CSWAB is proud to be part of the Toxic Exposures in the American Military (TEAM) Coalition, a non-partisan consortium of 30 veterans’ and military service organizations working together to reduce incidents of toxic exposures in the U.S. military and to improve access...
PFAS: Important Court Decisions on Medical Monitoring
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals issued two very important decisions in the Hoosick Falls, NY PFOA contamination cases this week. Benoit v Saint Gobain Baker v. Saint Gobain legal decision On pages 22-23 of the Benoit decision, the Court ruled that if people can...
Wisconsin Directs Military to Comply with State Groundwater Regulations
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) has issued a formal letter to the U.S. Army cautioning the military that it must fully comply with state environmental regulations in pending cleanup decisions at the former Badger Army Ammunition Plant (Badger)...
Army Balks at Compliance with Wisconsin Groundwater Rules
The U.S. Army said it will “consider” state environmental regulations but will ultimately base its cleanup of any PFAS contamination at the former Badger Army Ammunition Plant on less-protective federal CERCLA (Superfund) standards. If approved, the draft plan – open...
New Fact Sheet on Medical Testing for PFAS
What are PFAS? PFAS (perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are synthetic chemicals that do not occur naturally in the environment. PFOS and PFOA are two of the most studied PFAS. Both PFOS and PFOA can be found in blood, and at much lower levels in urine,...