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Several communities in central Michigan are polluted by dioxins from a Dow Chemical plant. People there have known about it for thirty years. But, residents are divided over whether the government should force Dow to pay for a cleanup that could cost tens, or even hundreds, of millions of dollars. Shawn Allee traveled to the area and talked with some of them.
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Several communities in central Michigan are polluted by dioxins from a Dow Chemical plant. People there have known about it for thirty years. But, residents are divided over whether the government should force Dow to pay for a cleanup that could cost tens, or even hundreds, of millions of dollars. Shawn Allee traveled to the area and talked with some of them.
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Several communities in central Michigan are polluted by dioxins from a Dow Chemical plant.
People there have known about it for thirty years.
But, residents are divided over whether the government should force Dow to pay for a cleanup that could cost tens, or even hundreds, of millions of dollars.
Shawn Allee traveled to the area and talked with some of them.
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Dow Chemical is not just some company in Midland, Michigan.
It's part of life there.
Dow employs thousands of people. It pays for libraries and civic gardens.
A highschool football team is even named - "The Chemix."
I talked with plenty of people who've sided with Dow over the dioxin pollution issue.
One works right across the street from the chemical plant.
McKellar: We're in my law office and my house is two blocks south of us here.
Bob McKellar says Dow's been good for Midland, and, as far as...
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INTRO:Several communities in central Michigan are polluted by dioxins from a Dow Chemical plant People there have known about it for thirty years. But, residents are divided over whether the government should force Dow to pay for a cleanup that could cost tens, or even hundreds, of millions of dollars. In the third part of our series on Dow and dioxin, Shawn Allee traveled to the area and talked with some of them:
OUTRO:Host tag: Tomorrow we continue the series on Dow and dioxin. Hunters are being warned not to eat game in the area.
