See this plan at: http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/news/epa-chemicals
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if the USEPA would review the presence of DDT, toxaphene, chlordane. Aldrin, Dieldrin and the rest of the persistent organic pollutants we banned a quarter of a century ago? They are a major presence in our environment from the Gulf of Mexico to Alaska. With the Lake Trout of Lake Superior being the most toxic fish in North America and Alask’s cancer rate among the highest in the nation, shouldn’t we be addressing the chemicals that are the most likely cause?
Don’t hold your breath. The USEPA is an enforcer of Federal laws and the problem chemicals are coming from uses in developing countries. The EPA will work to get six comparatively minor problems taken care of locally while ignoring the developing world’s continuing use of the real problem. The USEPA has had two decades of “ZERO PROGRESS” on improving the levels of persistent organic popputants (POPs) in our foods and waters.
Spening billions to and drede dirt and ban chemicals locally are not producing environmental progress. Please spend my money on useful efforts such as telling people how toxic their food really is and stepping aside so the State Department can work on global banning of cancer causing and endocrine disrupt chemicals that are affecting our environmental and life quality.
