Today, CSWAB submitted detailed public comment on a draft Environmental Assessment (EA) by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on the proposed construction and operation of a new 101-acre Dairy Forage Research Center complex along U.S. Highway 12 on former...
In response to joint public comment by CSWAB and Alaska Community Action on Toxics, EPA Region 10 is requiring Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) in Anchorage, Alaska to collect additional environmental information to determine if the long-delayed closure...
Today, CSWAB petitioned the Wisconsin DNR for a reassessment of the state’s Groundwater Health Advisory Level (HAL) for a PFAS chemical known as PFBS. If approved, the toxicological review is expected to reduce the State’s current HAL from 450,000 ppt (parts per...
High levels of PFAS contamination have been detected in groundwater and other media at thousands of military and civilian sites in the U.S. and its territories including Wisconsin. For virtually all of these sites, the extent and degree of PFAS groundwater...
Effective today, a permit issued by the State of Tennessee and U.S. EPA Region 4 will allow the U.S. Army to continue open air burning of toxic PFAS chemicals at the Holston Army Ammunition Plant, despite objections from hundreds of citizens and more than 70...
“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.”