PFAS. On Friday June 21, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services announced new statewide standards for drinking water. The City, Madison Water Utility and Public Health Madison Dane County issued a joint statement: “The City of Madison appreciates the guidance provided by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services as we work to learn more about this widespread class of chemical compounds.
The UMX zoning would require conditional use approval by the Plan Commission, and the project would be reviewed by the Urban Design Commission for conformity with the Downtown Urban Design Guidelines. The team described the building as Midwest Modern, the central stair tower/elevator core would be limestone or concrete and the rest of the building composed of a wood grain panel. The goal is to be complete by May 2015Comments at the neighborhood meeting included concerns about the number of parking stalls, the safety of the landscaped screening, the choice of materials, a desire to protect the view shed from Hancock St to the lake and a preference to see a retail use at the cornerOn February 19, there was an informational presentation at Urban Design Commission.
But rescripting the classic weather forecast is no easy task. As media critic Neil Postman has pointed out, the happy go lucky weather report has always contained the seeds of a conservative agenda. Consider air quality alerts, which show up in the weather (not news) report as natural adjuncts to rain or shine, purely meteorological events devoid of social consequence or responsibility.
The week of August 3 has items of possible interest to residents of district 2 at a Neighborhood Meeting about a Development Proposal for 119 125 Butler, the , the Madison Food Policy Council, the Madison Area Transportation Planning Board and the Local Food Committee. The city meeting agenda items are open for testimony from the public should you be interested in weighing in. I also appreciate hearing from you on any items on which you have a particular interest or concern so please send me an email or give me a call..
Many have written to explain their reasons for going south against public health advice. Some have mobility issues that make it hard to get around snowy Montreal. Others wanted to boost their mental health. This means private enterprise too: Private or non governmental entities in the aerospace industry are governed by the Treaty through their sovereign country. On private parties, Conley said, “The US government is responsible for ensuring that all US entities comply with US treaty obligations but how this will be accomplished for US commercial missions is still in the works.” Prime Directive, sorta: Article IX of the Treaty requires exploration of space to be done in a way that avoids “harmful contamination” of celestial objects and “adverse changes in the environment of Earth.” Researchers classify this unintentional hitchhiking of microbes as either forward or backward contamination. Forward contamination involves the transfer of Earth microbes to another celestial body.