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"From Dow’s ‘Dioxin Lawyer’ to Trump’s Choice to Run Superfund"

"The lawyer nominated to run the Superfund toxic cleanup program is steeped in the complexities of restoring polluted rivers and chemical dumps. He spent more than a decade on one of the nation’s most extensive cleanups, one involving Dow Chemical’s sprawling headquarters in Midland, Mich."

Source: NY Times, 07/30/2018

"Displaced by Pipe Blast Contamination, Residents Seek Answers"

"Three days since an underground steam pipe burst in Manhattan’s Flatiron district, spewing asbestos-laced muck across several blocks, many residents were still barred from their homes on Sunday, coping not only with sudden homelessness, but fear about what the exposure could do to their health."

Source: NY Times, 07/23/2018

"EPA Staff Worried About Toxic Chemical Exposure — For Pruitt"

"Then-EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt's staff sought to protect him from exposure to toxic formaldehyde from an office desk last year, emails show — just months before his top political aides blocked the release of a report on health dangers from the same chemical."

Source: Politico, 07/23/2018

"EPA Proposal To Limit Science Studies Draws Opposition"

"Democratic lawmakers joined scores of scientists, health providers, environmental officials and activists Tuesday in denouncing an industry-backed proposal that could limit dramatically the scientific studies the Environmental Protection Agency considers in shaping protections for human health."

Source: AP, 07/18/2018

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