How was the dioxin discovered?
Below is a press release made by Lone Tree Council when they discovered critical information about the Dioxin contamination was being witheld from the public. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Dave Dempsey (517) 487-9539 JANUARY 31, 2002 Michelle Hurd-Riddick (989) 799-3313 Citizens ask for Federal Probe into Major Dioxin Cover-up in Michigan Dioxin Levels 80 Times Above State Standards Found in Floodplain at Confluence of Tittabawassee and Saginaw Rivers. DEQ Director Blocks Further Testing, and Seeks Suppression of Health Assessment Calling for Aggressive Action Saginaw Documents obtained by environmental groups show the state has found dioxin levels 80 times state cleanup standards near parks and residential areas in a floodplain south of the City of Saginaw, but state DEQ Director Russell Harding has blocked further testing and is suppressing a state health assessment that the groups believe calls for aggressive state action to deal with the threat. Harding has also overridden DEQ sta
