Dow Chemical ordered to clean up area in Michigan near its headquartersHigh levels of dioxin foundFederal
officials Wednesday ordered Dow
Chemical to clean up high levels of dioxin recently discovered in homes and
yards in a Saginaw, Mich., neighborhood downstream from the company's world
headquarters.
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The
new order is a result of aggressive action taken against Dow by the EPA's former
top official in the Midwest, Mary Gade, who told the Tribune last month
that the Bush administration forced her out as head of the agency's
Chicago-based office over heated disputes between the chemical company and
environmental regulators.
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