Dems Rip EPA for Axing Official Who Urged Cleanup by Dow

tabsey

5-9-2008 3:43 AM

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</FONT></FONT></FONT></P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/050808EA.shtml"><FONT size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">    During a hearing of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., said the episode raised warning signs about the credibility of the EPA and the agency's commitment to "protect the environment and our health."
</FONT></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/050808EA.shtml"><P><FONT size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><FONT size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><FONT size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">    According to a report in Friday's Chicago Tribune, the EPA administrator for the Midwest region, Mary Gade, said she was told to quit or be fired by June 1. She resigned.
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tabsey says:

Not very "free country" behaviour. Corporation bosses in this case should be charged with attempted murder or manslaughter as people will have their lives shortened as a result.