Admitted Ignorance
The Young Turks
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The Obama Administration Scrapped the EPA's Proposed Regulations
In 2010, the EPA proposed lowering that threshold considerably. The Obama administration scrapped that proposal. Now we're dealing with the situation in which there is as much as 700 parts per trillion in terms of dioxin levels in their soil. That's why dioxins are described as one of the most toxic chemicals ever created. And if they're just relying on what the federal government is saying, it would be making or taking a pretty big risk with their health.
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