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EPA, Dow Chemical resuming dioxin talks
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MIDLAND, Mich. - Federal officials are resuming negotiations with Dow Chemical Co. over cleanup of dioxin pollution near the company's Midland plant.
The Environmental Protection Agency said Monday it has notified Dow an offer from the company earlier this year is good enough for talks to continue. Talks stopped in March, shortly after Lisa Jackson became EPA chief.
Discussions are to resume in mid-July and continue at least until Aug. 25. They could last longer if there's progress.
Officials say they hope talks pave the way for a comprehensive cleanup of a 50-mile-long watershed including portions of the Tittabawassee and Saginaw Rivers, as well as Lake Huron's Saginaw Bay.
Dioxin emissions contaminated the area for much of the 20th century.
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