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Cleaning Up Dioxin
West Michigan Park lies along the Tittabawassee River. Large swaths of its soil was removed and re-sodded due to dioxin contamination. The removal was part of a US EPA effort to have Dow clean up several hot spots in the rivershed. (Photo by Shawn Allee)
One thing we hear over and over from the Obama Administration is that when it comes to the environment, science should set the agenda. Right now, though, the chemical industry is accusing the administration of abandoning that idea. Shawn Allee reports it has to do with the science behind a potent toxin:
Information on dioxins from the FDA
Info on dioxins from the National Institutes of Health
Producer: Shawn Allee
Release Date: January 5, 2010
Running Time: 3:36