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2002 Press Releases
October 4, 2002
Contact: Michelle Hurd Riddick, 989-799-3313
Terry Miller, 989-686-6386
Dow Dioxin Contamination Home Page
Citizens affected by dioxin contamination in Saginaw County, joined by environmental organizations, have...
Release Date: Oct 4th 2002
New High-Tech Auto Plant Will Not Have Latest Pollution Controls
August 29, 2002
Contact:
Jeff Gearhart, Ecology Center (734) 663-2400
Brad Garmon, MEC (517) 487-9539
Dr. Kenneth Rosenman, MSU (517) 353-1846
Eliot Levinsohn, ALAM...
Release Date: Aug 29th 2002
Study Recommends Michigan Revamp Laws, Rules To Curtail Pollution-Related Health Risks for Kids
Embargoed until Tuesday, August 20
Contact: Dave Dempsey, 517.487.9539
Mary Beth Doyle: 734.761.3186 x 108
Michigan pollution policies fail to...
Release Date: Aug 20th 2002
July 30, 2002
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A new report issued today by Environmental Defense appraises for the first time the carbon dioxide (CO2) produced by the new vehicles sold each year by major auto manufacturers. General Motors...
Release Date: Jul 30th 2002
Wednesday, June 5
Contact: Jeff Gearhart, Ecology Center, 734-761-3186, ext. 17
Michael Bender, Mercury Policy Project, 802-223-9000.
Stacy Malkan, Health Care Without Harm, 202-234-0091, ext. 14
A first-of-its-kind comprehensive...
Release Date: Jun 5th 2002
Industry-Environmental Partnership Praises Nation’s First Law to Require Manufacturer Responsibility for Mercury Switch Recovery
April 04, 2002
AUGUSTA, MAINE — The Partnership for Mercury-Free Vehicles, a broad coalition of...
Release Date: Apr 4th 2002
Environmental Leaders Say Decision Right for both Jobs and Health
Contact Jeff Gearhart 734/761-3186 x 117
James Clift 517/487-9539
ANN ARBOR, March 7, 2002 — A decision yesterday by the U.S. EPA’s Environmental Appeals...
Release Date: Mar 7th 2002
Coalition Calls for Reducing Chemical Hazards
March 7, 2002
For more information contact:
Detroit: Donele Wilkins, DWEJ, 313-821-1064
West Michigan: Cyndi Roper, CWA, 616-742-4084
Midland Diane Hebert, Env. Health Watch, 989-832-1694...
Release Date: Mar 7th 2002
Dioxin Levels 80 Times Above State Standards Found in Floodplain at Confluence of Tittabawasee and Saginaw Rivers
DEQ Director Blocks Further Testing, and Seeks Suppression of Health Assessment Calling for Aggressive Action
January 31,...
Release Date: Jan 31st 2002
Groups Create National Partnership for Mercury-Free Vehicles
January 30, 2002
Contacts:
Janet B. Kreizman, 202-662-8527 e-mail: janetkreizman@isri.org
Gregory Button, 734-761-3186, x113 gregoryb@ecocenter.org
AUGUSTA, MAINE —...
Release Date: Jan 30th 2002