U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking public review of a proposed agreement with Dow Chemical that establishes a process for evaluating dioxin contamination in Saginaw Bay, the Tittabawassee and Saginaw rivers and their floodplains.
The agreement comes after months of confidential negotiations involving Dow, EPA and the state of Michigan, and represents the first proposed settlement between the Obama administration and the chemical giant responsible for contamination of Michigan’s largest watershed.
Nov 4 · 3:50:00 PM · Source: The Michigan Messenger
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