GLIN==> Upcoming Dioxin Series from The Environment Report

Hi all - 

 

Apologies for any cross-postings.  I wanted to make you all aware of a
week-long series we will be releasing next week (Monday, Nov. 9th through
Friday, Nov. 13th).

 

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"Dioxin Delays" is a series of reports on how a huge corporation can delay
the clean-up of toxic chemicals in a community where people are being
harmed.

 

Reporter Shawn Allee investigates Dow Chemical and dioxin contamination in
mid-Michigan.  Central Michigan has lived with toxic dioxin pollution in two
major rivers and Saginaw Bay for decades. Shawn looks at who's been
affected, why it's taken so long to clean up, how the science behind dioxin
has played into this, and what the cleanup means for the rest of the
country.

 

The pollution in mid-Michigan has taken longer to address than the clean-up
of Love Canal or Times Beach.  The EPA and Dow Chemical say they are
finalizing an agreement over the cleanup.  That agreement and findings about
dioxin will likely have big implications for other clean-ups around the
country.

 

We'll have a preview of the series on tomorrow's program.

 

For public radio stations - The series will be available through Content
Depot (look for our daily feed at 5am every weekday), and on PRX.

 

If you would like to know more about the series, drop me a note or give me a
call at the number below.

 

Thanks,

 

Mark

 

Mark Brush, Senior Producer

(734) 647-3472

The Environment Report

http://environmentreport.org

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