More than 100 petition Army for PFAS Testing near Badger

More than 100 petition Army for PFAS Testing near Badger

WISCONSIN — Neighbors of the former Badger Army Ammunition Plant want the U.S. Army to prioritize public and private well testing in its planned investigation for PFAS – a group of highly toxic compounds that has not been included in any of the Army’s previous...
WDNR to Prioritize PFAS Threat to State Waters

WDNR to Prioritize PFAS Threat to State Waters

The WI Department of Natural Resources has announced that it is has established an internal workgroup to help determine the scope of the problem and best courses of action in response to PFAS – emerging contaminants that threaten the State’s drinking water sources and...
Why the Badger Ammo Cleanup is Faltering

Why the Badger Ammo Cleanup is Faltering

In response to Wisconsin DNR concerns about increasing concentrations of the explosive dinitrotoluene (DNT) in groundwater near Badger Army Ammunition Plant, the Army will be increasing the frequency of groundwater and drinking water sampling in several areas at and...
Army Reports to Senate on Badger Cleanup

Army Reports to Senate on Badger Cleanup

The Office of the Secretary of the Army recently submitted its report to the Senate Appropriations Committee on the status of environmental cleanup at Badger Army Ammunition Plant. The May 16 report, requested by U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, affirms the military’s...
WDNR Says Dredging Will Restore Health of Gruber’s Grove Bay

WDNR Says Dredging Will Restore Health of Gruber’s Grove Bay

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) has issued a letter to the U.S. Army at Badger Army Ammunition Plant which supports dredging mercury-contaminated sediments that remain in Gruber’s Grove Bay on Lake Wisconsin. The January 23 letter says that...