Nearing their 30th anniversary, the Citizens for Safe Water Around Badger (CSWAB) remains active and vigilant to potential chemical contaminants in water surrounding the long shuttered munitions plant. Laura talks about what it’s been like to negotiate the red tape and legal processes to “Find the Truth” and make it public.
Citizens for Safe Water Around Badger does more
Founded in 1990, after groundwater contamination was detected at the Badger Munitions Plant, Citizens for Safe Water Around Badger (CSWAB) began as a grassroots effort to assure safe drinking water, but since then has expanded its watchdog efforts to include a variety of military waste and disposal issues, including open-pit burning of explosives, water contamination […]
“Cease Fire Campaign” works toward cleaner munitions dispo...
Citizens for Safe Water Around Badger began as a watchdog action group to push for clean water in and around the closed Badger Munitions Plant, and has expanded it’s mission to include other forms of careless and hazardous disposal of military ordinances. Jan Miyasaki talks to Laura Olah about their “Cease Fire Campaign”.
Citizens for Safe Water Around Badger
Laura Olah, of Citizens for Safe Water Around Badger, a member of Community Shares, talks about the history of the group and the Badger Army Ammunition plant.
Laura Olah: Citizens for Safe Water around Badger
On Wednesday, June 5th, 2013, host Jan Miyasaki spoke with Laura Olah, Executive Director of Citizens for Safe Water around Badger (CSWAB). The group is a member agency of Community Shares of Wisconsin. Laura has been named the Water Conservationist of the Year by the Wisconsin Wildlife Federation.
Laura Olah: Citizens for Safe Water around Badger
On Wednesday, December 19, our host Jan Miyasaki spoke with Laura Olah, Executive Director of Citizens for Safe Water around Badger (CSWAB). The group is a member agency of Community Shares of Wisconsin. Laura has been named the Water Conservationist of the Year by the Wisconsin Wildlife Federation. The organization mission is “to support, […]