I am the Program Chair for Legal Studies at Globe University - Madison East, and this quarter, my students became aware of and decided to take action on a local problem in the city of Madison.  Specifically, the students have been investigating the allegations of noise, air, soil, and groundwater pollution caused by the Madison-Kipp Corporation (MKC) plants on Atwood Avenue and Waubesa Street in Madison.  The students canvassed the area with a list of questions for residents and business owners, and we then attended the Schenck Atwood Starkweather Yahara Neighborhood Association meeting, which was open to the public, and at which two representatives from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) made presentations on the MKC situation.  The people who attended that meeting had many questions, which were frankly left unanswered by the DNR.

My students and I are concerned about the problems that MKC has caused, and about what little effort has been made thus far by the DNR to control the situation and prevent further damage to the neighborhood.  Therefore, we have written the following letter (which will also be posted online as a petition), in an attempt to bring this matter to your attention.