Concerned citizens from #Indiana to #WestVirginia to #Tennessee to #Maine to #NorthCarolina are urging the Senate to #RejectDourson. His nomination represents an immediate threat to our public health & safety. RT their stories and help speak out against #Dourson. #ScienceForSale
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"The notion of putting Dourson in charge of our chemical safety program is nothing less than absurd...families deserve to know that the products they buy and bring into our homes are safe. We simply cannot trust Dourson to keep our kids safe." https://lasvegassun.com/news/2017/nov/20/pick-for-chemical-post-a-danger-to-our-health/ …
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“Dourson is a terrible and, we think, dangerous choice. A toxicologist by training, he has spent years as a consultant for chemical companies, arguing on their behalf for weaker safety standards.”http://www.starnewsonline.com/opinion/20171122/editorial-nov-22-burr-tillis-stand-up-for-safe-drinking-water …
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"We recently went to Washington to ask our senators 'What if it was your child? How hard would you fight & what lengths would you go to protect not only your own, but all of our children?' Refusing to approve [Dourson] is part of that fight.”https://www.indystar.com/story/opinion/2017/11/24/johnson-county-moms-trump-nominee-wrong-our-environment/885387001/ …
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"Last month I returned to Washington to wage my next fight against cancer, urging my senators to remember that cancer isn’t a partisan issue and chemical safety isn’t either. They must reject Dourson."http://www.idahostatesman.com/opinion/readers-opinion/article184911468.html …
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"Putting Michael Dourson in charge of implementing this new law for the EPA would be like putting an arsonist in charge of the fire department, a walking, talking example of conflict of interest.”http://www.newsobserver.com/opinion/op-ed/article181973661.html …
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"At a time when the EPA has newfound and much-needed authority to test chemicals under the nation’s updated toxics law, passed with bipartisan support just last year, why invite the fox into the henhouse?" The Senate must protect us from Dourson"http://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/story/opinion/readers/2017/11/26/letters-editor-sunday-nov-26/885136001/ …
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"This isn’t about political ideology or whether you support or don’t support President Trump. This is about nothing less than the very basic safety of our drinking water."http://www.thetimesnews.com/opinion/20171114/editorial-epa-chemical-choice-bad-one …
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“When it comes to chemicals such as these, we need vigilant oversight and continued focus on regulations. The goal should be to keep people safe, but I worry that safety will not be Dourson’s priority.”http://www.pressherald.com/2017/11/08/letter-to-the-editor-collins-king-should-stand-against-trump-epa-pick/ …
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"Dourson has already taken up residence at the EPA, appointed without confirmation to a special adviser position. It is imperative that we keep our drinking water and our children safe, and send Dourson packing."http://www.commercialappeal.com/story/opinion/contributors/2017/11/23/protect-our-aquifer-politics-other-contaminants/886492001/ …
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"Dourson isn’t just your run of the mill chemical company apologist. He built a career helping companies...weaken & evade federal chemical safety laws…This is precisely the wrong person to ensure Americans aren’t poisoned by chemicals & toxic pollution.”http://bangordailynews.com/2017/11/20/opinion/editorials/chemical-apologist-is-the-wrong-man-to-oversee-national-chemical-safety/ …
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"Dourson’s past work is bad enough, but to put such a man in charge of chemical safety would be dangerous to people in Parkersburg, Vienna, the Mid-Ohio Valley and those around the country."https://www.wvgazettemail.com/opinion/gazette_opinion/op_ed_commentaries/ben-hawkins-dourson-is-wrong-for-chemical-safety-in-parkersburg/article_4650d234-dbd9-5507-b4fa-bb65f343ed91.html …
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"This nomination is no longer an issue of political affiliations but a concern for the health of the American people."https://cuindependent.com/2017/11/04/opinion-michael-doursons-fake-science/ …
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"Dourson's record suggests that when there is doubt, he does not err on the side of caution in questions of human safety. He errs on the side of what his clients want. That makes him unsuitable to be the people’s lead protector from chemical pollution."https://www.wvgazettemail.com/opinion/gazette_opinion/editorial/gazette-editorial-industry-s-dourson-has-wrong-attitude-for-epa/article_5b14a53e-53c9-5b7e-8653-fa3de954d29c.html …
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“When Dourson delivers for his industry clients, it is the public who pays, through weakened health protections. That’s not the quality of person we need in a leadership position in a critical public health agency.”http://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/356091-trump-wants-big-tobacco-ally-to-run-epa-chemical-safety …
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"The only way anything ever changes in Washington is when people stand up & demand it. So speak out, post on social media, write letters to the editor, & get everyone you know to help make sure Dourson is never confirmed to this position."
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