Jul
18
2010
Headline this past week in INSIDE EPA warns the release of the final dioxin reassessment in December of this year is not likely. In June of 2009, EPA headquarters visited Saginaw, Bay City and Midland to assure the community of EPA’s commitment to an interim number and after dozens of years, the release of the much debated, deliberated and argued, Dioxin Reassessment. Continue Reading »
Jul
13
2010
Thanks to Mike Schade at CHEJ (Center for Health, Environment, & Justice) for being the voice today of dioxin contaminated people and communities across the country.
CHEJ comments on EPA’s public meeting
Of course Dow Chemical and the industry lobbyists were out and about in full force. Here’s hoping the administration stands tall!
Jun
27
2010
Jun
13
2010
Dioxin—Yes it causes cancer and the chemical’s non-cancer effects are impacting people at lower levels. The draft dioxin reassessment is out as EPA promised but it’s just not good news for people living along the contaminated waters of the Tittabawassee and Saginaw Rivers. Cleanup needs to happen sooner rather than later. Continue Reading »
Apr
20
2010
Special thanks to Tracey Easthope and the folks at the Ecology Center in Ann Arbor for creating and sharing this video and to Dr Linda Birnbaum for agreeing to do it.
Although the interview was conducted in 2004 when Dr. Birnbaum was head of the EPA Division of Toxicology, we believe it continues to provide a useful and easy to understand summary of some of the available evidence against dioxin. We hope it will be a useful tool for citizens’ campaigns. The video was originally commissioned in 2004 by the Ecology Center of Ann Arbor and the Public Interest Research Group In Michigan.
Mar
28
2010
Lone Tree Council will be submitting comments on the major modification of Dow’s RCRA license as it is incorporated into the Administrative Order on Consent signed by EPA, MDNRE and Dow. Continue Reading »
Mar
28
2010
CAG Issues:
The CAG will be meeting on the third Monday of every month. Next meeting is April 19th at 6 pm—likely will be at SVSU but nothing is set in stone. EPA did not publicly announce the last meeting, it was an oversight, but will be sure to do so in the future. To date we have had two meetings, one being of a meet and greet nature, the last an official meeting. Both times there were a number of people missing. Continue Reading »
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21
2010
The first official meeting of the CAG took place on the Ides of March (15th). This after a retreat of sorts the previous month. We will be creating a location on this site as a repository for CAG information. And for commentary as needed. Continue Reading »
Mar
8
2010
A local Vietnam Veteran asked if this website could be posted.
He, like many Vietnam veterans, was exposed to dioxin contaminated agent orange that was sprayed on the jungles and people of Vietnam. Also like many veterans he suffers with diabetes, cancer and a rash that never really goes away. He’s very ill from exposure to Dow and Monsanto’s dioxin contaminated chemicals.
The Chicago Tribune’s 5-part series on dioxin/agent orange.
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5
2010
At long last, the videos of the Dr. deFur presentation from Delta College are up and available.
Due to the length of meeting, the original video has been broken into five files. Dr deFur, held a public meeting at Delta College on December 15 2009. Sponsored by Lone Tree Council and Tittabawassee River Watch, Dr deFur expounded on the toxicity of dioxin and the many ways EPA could improve the Administrative Order on Consent with Dow Chemical. Many thanks to our technical guru who made these clips available.
Video Part One: Click
Video Part Two: Click
Video Part Three: Click
Video Part Four: Click
Video Part Five is currently unavailable. (19 minutes at the end)
NOTE: Apple’s Quicktime is required to view these clips.