Charleston Gazette: Bush to issue last-minute rules on toxic teflon chemical

Charleston Gazette, Ken Ward, Jr.
Published January 15, 2009

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Less than a week before leaving office, the Bush administration is preparing to issue an emergency health advisory for drinking water polluted with the toxic chemical C8. The advisory is far less protective than environmental groups say is necessary, and much weaker than a guideline issued in New Jersey by the woman President-elect Barack Obama has picked to run the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. "This is nothing more than a last-minute bailout by the Bush administration for PFOA polluters that would legalize dangerous levels of Teflon pollution in the tap water of millions of Americans," said Richard Wiles, director of the Environmental Working Group, which has followed the issue closely. The entire article can be found at the following url: http://sundaygazettemail.com/News/200901140812