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Posted inEnvironment

‘Something has to be done’: Living along Madison’s Starkweather Creek, one of Wisconsin’s most polluted waterways.

by Isaac Wasserman / Wisconsin Watch October 7th, 2021October 14th, 2021 Why you can trust WisconsinWatch.org

The latest contaminants of concern in the creek draining Madison’s East Side: PFAS, hazardous chemicals being flagged across Wisconsin.

Posted inEnvironment

‘The middle of a massive contamination’: Residents of Wisconsin region struggle with aftereffects of dangerous ‘forever chemicals’

by John McCracken / Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting May 4th, 2021October 4th, 2021
Posted inEnvironment, Failure at the Faucet, Health & Welfare, Water Watch Wisconsin

Wisconsin strontium levels among highest in U.S. drinking water supplies

by Jane Roberts March 13th, 2016April 12th, 2016
Posted inEnvironment, Failure at the Faucet, Health & Welfare, Water Watch Wisconsin

As wells go deeper, radium levels rise in state tap water

by Mary Kate McCoy March 6th, 2016March 31st, 2016
Posted inFailure at the Faucet, Government, Health & Welfare, Water Watch Wisconsin

Lead poisoning would trigger tap water test under proposal

by Dee J. Hall / Wisconsin WatchFebruary 8th, 2016February 8th, 2016
Posted inFailure at the Faucet, Government, Health & Welfare, Water Watch Wisconsin

First in the nation: City of Madison replaced all lead pipes

by Silke Schmidt February 1st, 2016January 29th, 2016
Posted inFailure at the Faucet, Government, Health & Welfare, Water Watch Wisconsin

Lead in drinking water poses danger for children, pregnant women

by Silke Schmidt and Dee J. Hall January 31st, 2016February 3rd, 2016
Posted inEnvironment, Failure at the Faucet, Health & Welfare, Water Watch Wisconsin

Reducing the risk of lead poisoning from drinking water

by Dee J. Hall / Wisconsin WatchJanuary 31st, 2016October 5th, 2016
Posted inEnvironment, Failure at the Faucet, Government, Health & Welfare, Water Watch Wisconsin

Despite state efforts, arsenic continues to poison many private wells in Wisconsin

by Silke Schmidt January 24th, 2016January 31st, 2016
Posted inEnvironment, Failure at the Faucet, Government, Health & Welfare, Water Watch Wisconsin

Costs, water pollution remain at closed Badger Army Ammunition Plant

by Kathi Matthews-Risley November 22nd, 2015November 24th, 2015
Posted inEnvironment, Failure at the Faucet, Government, Health & Welfare, Water Watch Wisconsin

Cost of most drinking water pollution borne by consumers

by Kate GoldenNovember 15th, 2015November 15th, 2015
Posted inEnvironment, Failure at the Faucet, Government, Health & Welfare, Water Watch Wisconsin

What is nitrate?

by Dee J. Hall / Wisconsin WatchNovember 15th, 2015November 11th, 2015

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