Our mission is to stop the harm from the basing of F-35 fighter jets at Truax Field in Madison. In addition, we work to stop the negligent pollution of our waters and force the clean-up of existing contamination of the water supply emanating from the base.
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Upcoming Events
- Lanterns for Peace Madison – August 6Join Physicians for Social Responsibility Wisconsin (PSR WI) for Lanterns for Peace, a family-friendly event commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings. Reflect, create, and send off lanterns at dusk in a collective call for peace and a world free of nuclear weapons. Tenney Park, John Wall Family…
- Nagasaki Day Peace Summit – Aug 9Join Building Unity Wisconsin for a Nagasaki Day Peace Summit Saturday, August 9, 2025Doors open at 2:00 pm First Unitarian Society900 University Bay Dr.Madison, WI This gathering will give Wisconsin peace and justice groups and activists an opportunity to share information, plans, ideas, and to explore possibilities for future collaboration. Share on Facebook: tinyurl.com/Peace-Summit-8-9-Fb Sign up…
Safe Skies Clean Water Wisconsin is a member of Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice (WNPJ). Visit the News, Events and Facebook feed on the WNPJ website to find out about other peace & justice initiatives statewide.
View live noise monitoring in East and North side Madison neighborhoods.
This is a volunteer project carried out with assistance from Safe Skies Clean Water Wisconsin and SASY Neighborhood Association. (Details)
- Nagasaki Day Peace Summit – Aug 9Join Building Unity Wisconsin for a Nagasaki Day Peace Summit Saturday, August 9, 2025Doors open at 2:00 pm First Unitarian Society900 University Bay Dr.Madison, WI This gathering will give Wisconsin peace and justice groups and activists an opportunity to share information, plans, ideas, and to explore possibilities for future collaboration. Share on Facebook: tinyurl.com/Peace-Summit-8-9-Fb Sign up to endorse and/or get…
- Lanterns for Peace Madison – August 6Join Physicians for Social Responsibility Wisconsin (PSR WI) for Lanterns for Peace, a family-friendly event commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings. Reflect, create, and send off lanterns at dusk in a collective call for peace and a world free of nuclear weapons. Tenney Park, John Wall Family Pavilion, 402 N. Thornton…
- PSR Wisconsin and World Beyond War Madison asks ANG to refrain from conducting military flyovers on Hiroshima Day August 6, 2025.Date: Tue, Jul 22, 2025 at 2:17 PM Subject: REQUEST FOR NO FLYOVERS ON HIROSHIMA DAY To: <ng.wi.wiarng.mbx.wi-pao@army.mil> Dear Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs Physicians for Social Responsibility Wisconsin (PSR WI) and World Beyond War Madison are writing to respectfully request that the Wisconsin National Guard refrain from conducting any military flyovers over the city of…
- PFAS Survey finds elevated PFAS levels from Dane Co AirportPRESS RELEASE – February 6, 2025 PFAS Survey of Dane Co Waters Finds Elevated PFAS Levels from Dane Co Airport From: Friends of Starkweather Creek In fall 2024 Friends of Starkweather Creek volunteers surveyed twenty waterbodies in Dane Co to measure levels of PFAS chemicals. We wanted to find out if PFAS were still…
- Letter | F-35 crash in Alaska should worry us in Madison – Jan 31, 2025The Cap Times, January 31, 2025 Read online Dear Editor: An F-35A Lightning II aircraft crash occurred on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, at 12:49 p.m. on Jan. 28. I regret the pileup of news events coming from Washington, D.C., has kept our attention from spending a moment on the crash of that F-35 and the implications…
- F-35 Aircraft crash at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Jan 28, 2025Press Release: F-35 aircraft crash update Published Jan. 29, 2025 By 354th Fighter Wing Public Affairs 354th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Read online EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska — An F-35A Lightning II aircraft crash occurred on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, at 12:49 p.m. Jan. 28, 2025. The aircraft was preparing to land during…
- Burlington and Winooski city councils lobby Air Force for New ANG MissionsIn the fall of 2024, the city councils of Burlington, South Burlington and Winooski adopted resolutions asking their congressional reps to lobby the Air Force for new Air National Guard missions which cause less harm to their local communities. Resolutions Media F-35 opponents push Burlington council to replace jets Burlington City Council Votes to Request…
- PFAS cleanup idea for Dane County airport advances despite criticism – Cap Times 11/24/24PFAS cleanup idea for Dane County airport advances despite criticism By Andrew Bahl November 25, 2024 Dane County is forging ahead with a plan to clean up toxic “forever chemicals” at the county airport, expanding the use of a novel technology that some fear won’t adequately address the pollution. The Dane County Board has voted…
- F-35 opponents push Burlington council to replace jetsBy Laura Ullman, Published: Aug. 12, 2024 Read online BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – A number of Chittenden County residents Monday night called on the Burlington City Council to support a measure opposing the F-35 fighter jets that have been based in Burlington for the past five years. Opponents of the fighter jets packed a hearing to show…
- Capital Times – Lake Monona’s foam has highest PFAS levels in Wisconsin, study findsJuly 12, 2024 | By Natalie Yahr Read online If you spend enough time near lakes or rivers, you might sometimes spot a fluffy layer of foam near the shore. For years, health and environmental officials warned Wisconsinites to steer clear of that foam. Though it’s usually made mostly of plants and microbes, it also…
- Mapping the Jet Noise: Illuminating the ImpactThis project aims to raise awareness about the increased noise pollution brought on by fighter jets stationed at Truax airfield in Madison, Wisconsin. Madison Wisconsin is often described as one of the most livable places in the United States, and has received numerous “best city” awards. We live in a vibrant University town, culture hub, a…
- Citizen scientist Scott Pigg is measuring peak noise levels from F-35 fighter jets on Madison neighborhoodsIsthmus, BY LIAM BERAN JUNE 11, 2024 8:00 AM Read online The data nerd is measuring peak noise levels from F-35 fighter jets on Madison neighborhoods After partially retiring in 2023, Scott Pigg wasn’t sure what to do with his newfound time. “I had loved my 30 years of collecting data and analyzing energy efficiency,”…
Mapping the Jet Noise: Illuminating the Impact
For a background summary, Aircraft Noise Statistics Interactive Map, other maps and follow-up efforts, visit our Noise-Mapping project page.
Why we’re opposed
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Watch this 12-minute video to learn more about the damaging effects of F-35 fighter jet noise on children.
produced by Safe Skies Clean Water Wisconsin, April 2023
Colonel Rosanne Greco, USAF (Ret.) sat down for a Zoom meeting on April 15, 2023 to discuss the Burlington, Vermont-area efforts to prevent the F-35 jet from being based in that area.
Legal Actions
Air Force & Truax Information
Air Force Record of Decision
Final Environmental Impact Statement
Truax Construction Timeline