[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: Dourson was considered for DOD risk study

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Pentagon recruits rejected scientist for large air [sic] pollution struggle

by Denis Bedoya 
Infosurhoy
January 13, 2019 

Michael Dourson has a reputation for minimizing the risks of toxic chemicals. Critics say DoD is turning to him to dodge contamination responsibility. 

The Defense Department has sought to hire a controversial scientist who was blocked from joining the Trump administration as the Pentagon fights state and federal chemical regulations that could lead to billions of dollars in cleanup costs and legal settlements, according to documents obtained by POLITICO.

The scientist, Michael Dourson, withdrew from consideration to be an assistant administrator at the EPA in December 2017 following bipartisan opposition to his past research that downplayed the risks of a chemical found in consumer products like Teflon and firefighting foam used by the military.

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For the entire article, see
http://infosurhoy.com/cocoon/saii/xhtml/en_GB/news/pentagon-recruits-rejected-scientist-for-large-air-pollution-struggle/

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