A new report finds that air pollution in Madison’s Schenk-Atwood-Starkweather-Yahara (SASY) neighborhood dropped from 2019 to 2020. The study is the result of a neighborhood-led air quality survey — which SASY neighbors undertook in 2018 after the state rejected expanded air quality monitoring in the area. The air quality report uses data collected over the […]
Dane County Approves Airport Expansion
Photo by Free Photos on Pixabay. Currently, the Dane County Regional Airport has space for thirteen planes, and between 2019 and 2020, an all-time high of 1.1 million people used it to fly from Dane County. Michael Riechers is the marketing director for the Dane County Regional Airport. He says pandemic notwithstanding, Dane County’s projected […]
No F-35s in Madison – The Fight Goes On
Today on the show, we’re joined by environmental activists Steven Klafka with Safe Skies Clean Water Wisconsin and Lance Green from Sustainable Madison Committee for an update on ongoing efforts to halt the stationing of a fleet of F-35 fighter jets in Madison, planned for 2023. Responding to a steady stream of listener calls, they […]
Safe Skies Clean Water Wisconsin: No F-35s!
Today on the Tuesday 8:00 Buzz with Damita Brown (in exile)… Steve Klafka, Trish Haza, and Vicki Berenson from Safe Skies Clean Water Wisconsin join to talk about keeping F-35s out of Truax field, and what you can do to help.
Bring on the Noise!
Today on the Tuesday 8:00 Buzz with Damita Brown (in exile)… From one end of the scale to the other: Steve Klafka, Trish Haza, and Vicki Berenson from Safe Skies Clean Water Wisconsin join to talk about keeping F-35s out of Truax field, and what you can do to help. On the other end of […]
What’s going on with F-35 Fighter Jet resistance?
After years of discussions and public push back, in April the Air National Guard made their final decision to station a squadron of F-35 fighter jets in Madison. Though the decision has already been made, activist and Madison residents continue to voice opposition. Today on the show, we talk to Tehmina Islam from Eken Park […]
