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Score one for Dow Chemical
In the EPA's Midwestern division, a pro-industry stalwart replaces a dioxin stickler |
Tom Philpott |
21 Jul 2008 |
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| Back in May, Mary Gade found herself unceremoniously ousted from her post as Midwest regional administrator of the EPA. According to an excellent Chicago Tribune article by Michael Hawthorne, Gade had been locked in a battle with Dow over the chemical giant's massive, long-standing dioxin mess in low-income areas of Michigan. Hawthorne reports that Gade crossed a line with her bosses in Washington when 'she sent contractors to test soil in [one] neighborhood where D ... |
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| Topics: Michigan, politics, toxics, US EPA, waste (all these topics) |
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