EPA Moves on Fluoride Draw Warning From Sen. Inhofe - NYTimes.

com

HOME PAGE TODAY'S PAPER VIDEO MOST POPULAR TIMES TOPICS Log In Register Now Help TimesPeople

Business Day Search All NYTimes.com

Energy & Environment

WORLD U.S. N.Y. / REGION BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY SCIENCE HEALTH SPORTS OPINION ARTS STYLE TRAVEL JOBS REAL ESTATE AUTOS

Global DealBook Markets Economy Energy Media Personal Tech Small Business Your Money

EPA Moves on Fluoride Draw Warning From Sen. Log in to see what your friends Log In With Facebook
Inhofe are sharing on nytimes.com.
Privacy Policy | What’s This?
Published: January 13, 2011
What’s Popular Now
(Page 2 of 2) SIGN IN TO E-
MAIL Why Not Dealing With
Regulate Guns as Mental Disorders
Inhofe's concern about the "economic implications" of the sulfuryl PRINT
Seriously as on Campus -
fluoride move is in line with the broader argument against EPA SINGLE PAGE Toys? Room for Debate

regulatory action sketched out by Republicans on Capitol Hill. The

GOP has vowed to challenge pending rulemakings on several fronts,
from pesticides to boiler emissions, that it views as overly punitive
for industry.

In the case of sulfuryl fluoride, EPA officials included a

More News From
three-year delay before revoking human tolerances for
Greenwire
exposure to allow significantly affected food sectors such
Halliburton's Legal Fate in Gulf
Spill Still Uncertain as cocoa and flour mills time to develop alternative
Duke, Progress Energy Merger fumigation methods. The agency said in its statement that
Provides Bigger Clout to Energy
Efficiency, Nuclear because the pesticide "contributes only a small portion of
EPA Proposes Phaseout of total fluoride exposure and has resulted in significant
Fluoride-Based Pesticide
Report: Fla. Has Federal Cash for reductions in the use of the stratospheric ozone-depleting
High-Speed Rail but Lacks pesticide methyl bromide," that phase-in constitutes "a
Ridership
Rep. Young Vows to Fight Enviro
sensible decision" intended to "provide time for sulfuryl
Laws He Says Hurt Tribal Energy fluoride users to transition to other treatments and MOST POPULAR - BUSINESS DAY
Development
identify alternatives." E-MAILED BLOGGED VIEWED

1. Is Law School a Losing Game?

EPA economic analysts projected that the flour industry
2. As the Web Turns
A blog about energy could see annual net revenue dip by about 2.7 percent if it
and the 3. Economic Scene: The Real Problem With China
still used the pesticide but removed food before
environment. 4. Auto Work Force Gets Dividend From Industry’s
Go to Blog
fumigating facilities. If the industry opted for heat Rebound
treatment to keep insects out of its food stocks, a slight 5. Economix: Why So Many Rich People Don’t Feel
savings might result as fumigation bills declined, EPA Very Rich
6. Gap to Open San Francisco Store for Brand Born on
estimated.
the Web
7. Geithner Urges New Start for U.S.-China Relations
In an Oct. 22, 2010, e-mail, a copy of which was obtained by Greenwire, the White
8. Economix: What Goldman Sachs Failed to
House Council on Environmental Quality refers to an "informal, expedited" review for Acknowledge
the fluoride and sulfuryl fluoride decisions while noting that no point of contact at the 9. A Warning as Markets Cool in Asia
Department of Agriculture had yet been identified. 10. Rising Chinese Inflation to Show Up in U.S. Imports

That USDA liaison was in place by Oct. 27, 2010, when other agencies were asked to Go to Complete List »

weigh in on the proposal to gradually wind down the pesticide's use on food.

http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2011/01/13/13greenwire-epa-moves-on-fluoride-draw-warning-from-sen-in-23356.html?pagewanted=2[1/13/2011 6:23:10 PM]

EPA Moves on Fluoride Draw Warning From Sen. Inhofe - NYTimes.com

A congressional aide tracking the sulfuryl fluoride issue said in an interview that USDA
may have benefited from an earlier inclusion in the discussion, given the breadth of the
chemical's use on cocoa and other crops.

Requesting anonymity to speak candidly, the aide asked whether anyone in the room had
considered the question: "Do you want a negligible increase to your fluoride, or do you
want more bug parts in your food?"

Click here (pdf) to read Inhofe's letter to Jackson.

Copyright 2011 E&E Publishing. All Rights Reserved.

« PREVIOUS PAGE 1 2

For more news on energy and the environment, visit www.greenwire.com.

Greenwire is published by Environment & Energy Publishing. Read More »

SIGN IN TO E-
MAIL

PRINT

SINGLE PAGE

INSIDE NYTIMES.COM
 

GREAT HOMES » FASHION & STYLE » OPINION » THEATER » OPINION » HOME & GARDEN »

Mental Op-Ed:
Disorders on Hezbollah’s
Campus Latest Suicide
A Room for Debate
forum on handling
Mission
Why the militants may
emotionally disturbed
destroy Lebanon just to
students in light of the
quash a murder inquiry.
Tucson shooting.
Expanding an Old Factory Pushing Boundaries That Sing of the Master Builder Adultery in the Marital Bed
in Berlin No Longer Exist

Home World U.S. N.Y. / Region Business Technology Science Health Sports Opinion Arts Style Travel Jobs Real Estate Autos Back to Top

© 2011 The New York Times Company Privacy Your Ad Choices Terms of Service Corrections RSS First Look Help Contact Us Work for Us Advertise Site
Map

http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2011/01/13/13greenwire-epa-moves-on-fluoride-draw-warning-from-sen-in-23356.html?pagewanted=2[1/13/2011 6:23:10 PM]