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Preview: The Trail Of Dioxin And Dow
A Dow Chemical sign on the Tittabawassee River stating 'Enter At Your Own Risk' (Photo by Vincent Duffy)
If you learned your town was polluted with toxic waste, you'd just want to get it cleaned up. That's not how things have worked out with dioxin contamination in central Michigan. Dioxin's been a problem for at least 30 years, but the Dow Chemical Company, the federal government, and the state of Michigan are just now hashing out final cleanup plans. We had Shawn Allee tour the area to see the extent of the problem and what's at stake for the rest of us:
A related article from the Chicago Tribune
"Living Downstream From Dow Chemical" from TER
Producer: Shawn Allee
Release Date: November 6, 2009
Running Time: 3:37