YOUR HELP IS NEEDED WITH THE DUPONT DIOXIN ISSUE

By Gary Bowers – Chapter Conservation Chair

This DuPont landfill permit issue generated a front page story on the cover of the Nashville Tennessean on Sunday, 02/25/2007. You can read this article at http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070225/NEWS0201/702250386

As this issue of the TenneSierran went to press, the future actions and dates related to the New Johnsonville Safe and Healthy Communities issue were unknown. For information on the status of this potentially very serious issue and the steps to take to hold both DuPont and TDEC accountable, please go to the following web page http://www.tennessee.sierraclub.org/DupontAction.htm.

Letters to the editor of the Tennessean may be submitted at http://www.tennessean.com/opinion/popups/submit-editor.shtml. LTE’s to your local newspaper are also in order.

If you would like to become active in working on this issue, please contact Diane Perschbacher at Diane @ Propson.com, Gary Bowers at gb1nature @ aol.com, or call the Sierra Club office at 615/386-3640.

04/05/2007 by TNSCwebmaster @ yahoo.com