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Dr Dawson, EPA, Presentation March 2012

mhr — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 22:39:06 +0000

Below is EPA’s presentation on dioxin, risk and how the agency arrived at the dioxin reference dose that translates to 50 ppt in soil. Dawson EPA RISK

March CAG meeting

mhr — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:48:42 +0000

The following link will connect viewers with the March CAG meeting. http://lwvflintarea.org/environmental.html None of it was edited which will hopefully put to rest the concerns of CAG members who thought the worst when confronted with a public meeting being recorded. See the December CAG meeting at the same link. Again, it is Lone Tree Council’s [...]

Dow’s commitment to sustainability — not so much

mhr — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:27:36 +0000

This week at the Detroit Economic Club, Dow Chemical announced yet another philanthropic partnership, this time with the University of Michigan to develop a sustainability program to the tune of 10 million dollars. A press release issued by the Ecology Center of Ann Arbor highlights some of the skepticism over this partnership. The details of [...]

90 ppt vindicated

mhr — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 17:26:48 +0000

Lone Tree Council is not always going to agree with the regulatory agencies. We will always ask for the most current and up to date science and insist that science drive cleanup and public health protection — that when in doubt the agencies err on the side of public health. EPA’s recent release vindicates MDEQ use [...]

Thanks EPA Administrator Jackson

mhr — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:54:28 +0000

Last Friday EPA released the non cancer portion of the dioxin reassessment. Acknowledging the toxicity of dioxin, EPA established a first time ever reference dose for dioxin which is much lower than established by the World Health Organization. Lone Tree joined our friends at CHEJ along with a broad coalition of other public health, veterans [...]

Arsenic and Old DNAPL

mhr — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:32:19 +0000

The EPA and Dow Chemical have agreed on an initial clean-up plan for Segment One of the Tittabawassee River Superfund project. This section, which runs through the Dow plant in Midland, is one of the more contaminated sections of the river. At one point this section of the river had over 1,100 outfalls carrying waste [...]

EPA fails to Release Dioxin Reassessement

mhr — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:23:00 +0000

Late yesterday the EPA, capitulating to industry, announced it would not be releasing the non-cancer portion of the dioxin reassessment. Shameful! Lone Tree Council Press Release below. Lone Tree Council PR FEB 2012 Recent Dioxin Timeline

Tracey Easthope’s compelling arguments to Adminstrator Jackson

mhr — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:08:06 +0000

The Ann Arbor based Ecology Center is without a doubt one of Michigan’s finest advocates for children and public health issues – hands down they just rock. Below are their compelling comments to Lisa Jackson to release the dioxin reassessment. The failure to finalize the document until now represents a political, moral and ethical failure. [...]

NRDC calls on Lisa Jackson to release the Dioxin Reassessement

mhr — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:57:32 +0000

The Natural Resources Defense Council making the best argument for release of the dioxin reassessment. As an added bonus, NRDC argues in detail why the EPA must stop listening to the disingenuous petition of the chemical industry to once again delay the release. NRDC DRA 1-2012

Clean Water Action Letter to Lisa Jackson

mhr — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:08:40 +0000

Clean Water Action calling upon Administrator Jackson to release the dioxin reassessment. We are concerned that the American Chemistry Council (ACC) and other industry trade associations are once again pressuring the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to further delay the release of this important document. We believe the American public has a right to know about [...]