[CPEO-MEF] Fwd: CSWAB ACTION ALERT: Take one minute and make a difference!

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

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> From: "Laura Olah" <cswab@merr.com>
>
> CSWAB ACTION ALERT!
> Army Challenging Improved Soil Testing Requirements
>
> The U.S. Army is challenging a directive from the Wisconsin  
> Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) to expand testing of  
> contaminated areas at Badger Army Ammunition Plant.  The WDNR  
> recently asked the military to start testing soils for all six  
> forms of the carcinogenic explosive DNT.  (Right now, the military  
> only tests for two.)  The improved testing could lead to stronger  
> cleanup requirements for the military at Badger and – if other  
> states follow Wisconsin’s leadership – better cleanup at other  
> military sites across the country.
>
> In response, the Army has submitted a formal letter questioning the  
> WDNR’s authority to require the expanded testing.  In their October  
> 11 letter to the WDNR, Army officials wrote: “At this time, given  
> the absence of a clearly identified legal obligation to comply with  
> the soil sampling currently sought, the Army does not intend to  
> conduct the additional sampling for all six isomers of DNT.”
>
> HOW YOU CAN HELP:
>
> Send an email to the WDNR supporting a healthy future – free of  
> military toxins.
>       Go to:  http://cswab.org/get-involved/alerts/
>
>
>
> --
> Laura Olah, Executive Director
> Citizens for Safe Water Around Badger (CSWAB)
> E12629 Weigand's Bay South
> Merrimac, WI  53561
> (608) 643-3124
> info@cswab.org
> www.cswab.org

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