The Town has created a legal defense fund to help cover legal expenses for defending itself. The fund belongs to the Town, as a public entity, and it will be used only for the public purpose of defending the Town against this litigation. Clean Water Action Council has begun collecting donations which we will send to help with this important legal work. We encourage those concerned about the environmental effects of such a huge mine at the headwaters of the Wolf River, and those concerned about the destructive behavior of multinational companies like Rio Algom, to give what they can afford to this fund to help protect our state. For more info.
Donations are tax-deductible.
Wisconsin's Environmental Decade and Citizens for a Better Environment have teamed up to hire former Public Intervenor Thomas Dawson to spearhead a major proposal to set up a new Pesticide Database system in Wisconsin, similar to ones in California, New York, Arizona, and New Hampshire. Dawson had experience monitoring and intervening in pesticide problems, laws and regulations during his tenure as Intervenor. The groups have proposed funding to set up a permanent database system. Unfortunately, Governor Thompson is proposing only a feasibility study on whether to establish a database. Give people concerned about pesticide impacts a way to educate themselves and others, and to protect their families health, the water they drink, and the environment.