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deFur meeting videos available.

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.

Audio from deFur presentation at Delta College.

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.

Dr. deFur’s Presentation from 12/15/2009.

Here are Dr. deFur’s slides from his presentation at Delta College on December 15th.

The comment period for the AOC on the Dow/EPA/MDEQ agreement ends Thursday 12/17/2009 at 5PM EST. Read more »

If you’re reading this, you are invited!

You are invited to take part in a free community conversation with Dr. Peter deFur. Dr. deFur is coming to Mid-Michigan to share in a discussion on the region’s dioxin contamination, our rivers, Saginaw Bay, human health impacts and the draft Consent Order between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Dow Chemical Company to address the contamination. Read more »

Dream escaped

Dream Escaped
Kathy Henry

When my husband and I bought our 3-acre Tittabawassee Riverfront property in 1984, we were thrilled. Waterfront property is scarce in Saginaw County, and we felt that we were one of the lucky ones. We could never have been so wrong. Read more »

The Environment Report producing series on Dow’s Dioxin…

The Environment Report from the University of Michigan is doing a week-long series of reports on the contamination of the Midland/Saginaw/Bay City area by Dow Chemical. Read more »

Welcome to our watershed Dr. deFur.

Dr. Peter deFur to review EPA-Dow
negotiated plan for dioxin laden rivers

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Taking a Stand for Our Land

“Taking a Stand for Our Land”
Addressing Saginaw’s Environmental Health Inequalities
Pamela L. (Pugh) Smith, MS, REHS

In 1992, the US Environmental Protections Agency (EPA) reported that racial minorities and low-income people were disproportionately exposed to lead, selected air pollutants, hazardous waste facilities, contaminated fish, and agricultural pesticides in the workplace. Read more »

Through a Mother’s Eyes

Through a Mother’s Eyes
Marcia Woodman

I heard about Dow’s dioxin contamination on the Tittabawassee River in early 2002. I live on the river and wondered what dioxin was. In the coming months the state warned us to wear masks and to avoid contact with soil and sediments in the river. I have three small children who claimed the river and its banks as their playground. Read more »

What’s in the river

EPA 2007 list of Dow’s chemicals in the Saginaw & Tittabawassee Rivers

People in the Saginaw Valley are the Human Element Dow distinguishes in their award winning commercial.  But it is fundamental that we do not bond with any elements on this list. Clean water and healthy communities are elemental and fundamental to life. We are real people not props in a commercial.  This is the place we call home. Read more »