PROMINENT LOVE CANAL TOXICOLOGIST TO SPEAK IN WAUSAU

Love Canal has been considered by many to be one of the worst environmental disasters in American history. Now, on June 3, Wausonians will get to hear from an expert who was actually there. If you go What: Midwest Environmental Health Summit When: 9 a.m. on Saturday, June 3 Where: Jefferson Street Inn, 201 Jefferson St., Wausau Cost: Admission is completely free to the public, RSVPs are strongly encouraged. Reserve a seat at this link. The toxicologist who was appointed by state officials in New York at the height of the Love Canal crisis, Stephen Lester, will be speaking on Saturday, June 3, at 9am at the Jefferson ...

WAUSAU CITY COUNCIL APPROVES ACCESS FOR CCW TO TEST PARK

After a year and a half of community concern and deliberation at City Hall regarding Riverside Park, on Tuesday, October 22, the Wausau City Council approved the request of Citizens for a Clean Wausau (CCW) for access to the park to take soil samples and analyze them for dioxins and furans. Results from 2006 private soil samples near a culvert area in the park revealed Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) direct contact soil exceedances for dioxins and furans. The samples were taken in relation to a lawsuit involving WAULECO and Sentry Insurance. Plaintiffs in the lawsuit alleged that dioxin contamination stemming from the former ...

Prominent Toxicologist Interviewed on 1230 WXCO Regarding Riverside Park & Thomas Street (Audio)

http://cleanwausau.com/full-interview-of-stephen-lester-toxicologist-on-wxco-audio/

Mini-Documentary: Letter from Prominent Toxicologist to Wausau Environmentalist Group (Video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoZ4AEc77QY

Harvard-Trained Toxicologist, Stephen Lester, Critiques State DHS Dioxin Assessment of Riverside Park & Thomas St. Neighborhood

VIEW MORE INFORMATION ON THE CITIZENS FOR A CLEAN WAUSAU GROUP'S WEBSITE, CLEANWAUSAU.COM INFORMATION ON STEPHEN LESTER Biographical Source Information Courtesy of CHEJ • Master of Science degree in Toxicology from Harvard University • Second Master of Science degree in Environmental Health from New York University (NYU) • Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from American University • Mr. Lester has served on numerous scientific advisory and peer review committees including those of the Natural Resource Council of the National Academy of Sciences, the National institutes of Environmental Health Sciences, the Congressional Office ...