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fOR Dt\ttD1ATE RELEASE

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\.aDLA,.'"D MI- (.......,. 4, 2108) - The Dow Chemical Company today expressed

.:. ~ga aDd disat1JOinImaIt afta !;anUng that 1he Environmental Protection Agency,
~~ \' ~.basabruptlY.o:rminekrl negotiations of an unprecedented Order

'. addIess me ms.oric; fupn aad dim.:il1 situation in and along the Tittabawassee Riva,
~.c $.&praw RjyCl and cb: Saginaw IL~y. Agreement on a plan going forw,ard would
-.:J~ n:suDed i:u dndYrica1l1 speedin!', pro~s tovr.lld resolving the situation.

~ ",,",aling 011 EPA's dccisioo, Da"id Kepler, Dow's senior vice president said, "We
.:.mDOl mdersaand me ~ Admia.istrator's decision,to tenninate negotiations so

,~y 'A'e ~ prtparcd to COJDlllit immense human and financial ~sources on early,

.":I:t"dasive ~ all in full COfJ1pllancc with EPA guidance and re~lations. We

,:jed Adm.ia.i:;uator Cade's dlaracter iZ3liCIII in EPA's pn:ss release, and are frustrated

~ EPA chose to u:rmiMfp ~u~s the very day we had committed to submit a
:',"'.~ offi:r. This was a real oppc,rtlIOity to actually accelerate resolving the situation;

:"..' " _e'~ &.:ed wish edditiOlll1 batt,.:rs aDd delays,"

......,... ~ commitJed to clearly C('~nmwUcatiDs and working with our community,

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~ ?A. ~1x:b!p1 I)eranmC:nI of EnYirt:nmental Quality CMDEQ) and other!lcey

;-:~ktcn in this process.

:.0- reoei"'Cd ~ &om EPA ')Q October 10, 2007 that it had a lim~ted option to
":~ ,.,id1 the AgeDcy on a lsettlCC'\eI1I to conduct an investigation, a'study and
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.':~ respoosc~' for historic lUran and dioxin contamination in th~ area
o1<.Dex1'Mdy upsoeam ofDow's Mid,lod manufacturing site and extending downstream
~: aod &la1g !he Tittaba",1lSSee River I" the Saginaw River. its floodplains ~and portions of
.O·C ~ &,. Dow promptly acC\,xed EPA's offer and was provided ~ 60-day time
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:'<mOd to ~ aDd sWmit its gO(.,j faith offer. ~ time period was later extended
&~ the ~ssioo
o' .. of the Good Faith; Offer.

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••y;s- submitted iu -good faith.. POlK' oal on D<:cember 10. fQllowiog oegootiatiQD
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::.scu.ssioc.s with offici.als from RegiOI"'. V EPA aDd the MDEQ. Following/this
; ·tez2issioa,. tbe EPA ~ Admiuislraror e:cte.Dded negotiations an additional 30
:lj"-. no- bod (OIDII!;_to EPA .h.t it would submit in writing a lJl<ldit pro~o.al fD'

2.-\ ~'. Dol was eoti6ed bdore·~ t1 offer was submitted that the discW!sions had been
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