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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsEPA chief met chemical CEO before dropping pesticide ban
BY JACQUELINE THOMSEN
06/27/17 10:10 PM EDT
... Pruitt, President Trumps top environmental official, reportedly met with the CEO of Dow Chemical, Andrew Liveris, for 30 minutes at a Houston hotel on March 9, according to records obtained by the AP.
Pruitt announced later that month that he would no longer pursue a ban on Dows chlorpyrifos pesticide from being used on food. An EPA review found that even minuscule amounts of the pesticide could impact fetus and infant brain development ...
http://thehill.com/news-by-subject/energy-environment/339783-trumps-epa-chief-met-with-chemical-ceo-before-dropping
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EPA chief met chemical CEO before dropping pesticide ban (Original Post)
struggle4progress
Jun 2017
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GallopingGhost
(2,404 posts)1. Surprise, surprise.
Payoffs and paybacks. Reciprocal back-scratching among scuzzballs. Poison for profit.
burrowowl
(17,636 posts)2. It figures!
Javaman
(62,510 posts)3. in other news...
tRump admint brings back DDT
rgbecker
(4,826 posts)4. Now where is the FBI?
lunasun
(21,646 posts)5. Left the meeting with a shoebox or suitcase