Mar
8
2010
A local Vietnam Veteran asked is this could be posted. He was exposed to dioxin in the agent orange sprayed in the jungles of Vietnam. Like many veterans he suffers with diabetes, cancer and a rash that never really goes away. He’s very ill from Dow and Monsanto’s dioxin.
Below is 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.
Feb
21
2010
The RCRA corrective action license, hailed by Dow, MDEQ and EPA as the path forward to cleanup, was signed in 2003. Then as now, Dow boasted about signing on the dotted line and crowed about their willingness to find some resolution. Seven years later the 2003 path forward is being heavily modified because Dow refused to do much of the work. In the end Dow was rewarded with another path forward —- one which EPA admits at this time does not contemplate cleanup.
Major modification of Dow’s license is taking place to accommodate the new path forward in the recent AOC signed by EPA, Dow and MNDR (formerly MDEQ) Continue Reading »
Feb
11
2010
“Our findings suggests that low level prenatal exposure to PCDD’s and PCDF’s , especially 2,3,4,7,8-PeCDF, may accumulate in the placenta and retard important placental functions, which result in lower birth weights”. Continue Reading »
Tags: accountability, children, cleanup, contamination, Dow, Health, pollution, risk, scandal, toxic |
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11
2010
Public comment on the recent AOC negotiated behind closed doors with Dow resulted in a number of comments submitted on the record. Although long with some very detailed comments it is well worth the read for insight into the issue. Continue Reading »
Feb
1
2010
Stakeholder Comment on Preliminary National Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Priorities for Fiscal Years 2011-2013
Docket ID: EPA-HQ-OECA-2009-0986 Agency: EPA
Tittabawasee River Watch (TRW) submitted Dow Chemical’s dioxin contamination in Mid Michigan to the EPA in response to the agency’s request for sites to be added to the 2011 EPA National Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Priorities list. The TRW letter can be found here. The site with more submissions is here. Continue Reading »
Tags: accountability, cleanup, contamination, EPA, Health, MDEQ, politics, pollution, scandal |
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24
2010
Here is an mp3 audio only file of the Dr. deFur presentation at Delta College concerning the EPA/MDEQ/Dow agreement.
Note, this is a rather large file (> 160M) and is the audio only of the complete presentation. For the presentation slides click here.
Jan
17
2010
No agency has better documented Dow’s non-compliance with time lines or schedules than EPA. Yet 2010 begins with Dow Chemical STILL in charge of investigating the extent of their dioxin contamination. It is puzzling given EPA’s documented rebuke of the company’s recalcitrance these past several years. Continue Reading »
Jan
4
2010
On New Year’s Eve, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released the interim dioxin cleanup number for soils. The number proposed is 72 parts per trillion of dioxin for yards/residential and 950 ppt for commercial and industrial land uses. Thus lowering the numbers from 1,000 ppt for residential soil and lowering the range from 5,000-20,000 ppt in commercial and industrial soil. Continue Reading »
Tags: accountability, children, cleanup, contamination, fraud, politics, risk, scandal, toxic |
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31
2009
Late this morning EPA’s Lisa Jackson delivered on her promise to establish an interim number for dioxin in soils pending the release of the dioxin reassessment next year. Continue Reading »