Clean Watershed Campaign

Dioxin – A Serious Public Heath Risk

“Dioxin – A Serious Public Health Risk”

Stephen Lester, Science Director
Center for Health, Environment & Justice

Many industry advocates have argued that dioxin is not a threat to public health and that the federal EPA’s proposed cleanup goals – interim preliminary remediation goals (PRGs) – for dioxin in soil are trying to solve a problem that doesn’t exist. I could not disagree more. These industry advocates conveniently ignore the scientific facts about the toxicity of dioxin. Read more »

Adminstrator Jackson: We are still waiting

Dear Administrator Jackson,

On behalf of the Lone Tree Council I would like to thank you for the EPA’s many efforts to address the myriad of issues associated with dioxin and its impacts on human health and quality of life. We understand that responding to the NAS, development of interim PRG’s and the cumbersome process of finalizing the Dioxin Reassessment are a monumental task. Those of us living in Dow Chemical’s horrific dioxin contamination here the Saginaw Bay Watershed of Michigan are hopeful the EPA remains steadfast in its resolve to address this pressing issue. Read more »