Green | May 02, 2008 | 2 comments

Bush Administration Ousts Regional EPA Administrator Over DOW Chemical Suit

source: http://grist.org/news/2008/05/01/gabe/

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The Bush administration forced out the U.S. EPA's top Midwest regulator on Thursday, after months of contention over a pollution case involving Dow Chemical, the Chicago Tribune reports. Mary Gade, who was appointed by President Bush in 2006, had been tussling with Dow over plans to get the company to clean up extensive dioxin pollution that it dumped into Michigan waterways for decades. Dow asked EPA headquarters to intervene in the dispute, and top deputies to EPA chief Stephen Johnson repeatedly questioned Gade about the case. Then she was stripped of her authority and told to quit or be fired. "There is no question this is about Dow," Gade said. "I stand behind what I did and what my staff did. I'm proud of what we did."

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Just how much are they going to get away with?
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2 comments // Bush Administration Ousts Regional EPA Administrator Over DOW Chemical Suit

  • justwannafindmytrue
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    • I hope the next president actually gives the EPA some power or congress decides global warming is an issue and lets the EPA do its job instead of corporations paying off who ever they have too so they don't have to worry about dumping their toxic wastes wherever they feel like. Good for Mary Gade the country needs more people like her.

    • 4 years ago
  • JanforGore
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    • More on dioxins. Thank you to Mary Gade for standing up for the environment. EPA 'chief' Stephen Johnson is a disgrace to his job.

    • 4 years ago
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