Angie Craig: “Then the Chairman knows that since the 1970's a deadly poison named…”

On the recordSeptember 18, 1997

Then the Chairman knows that since the 1970's a deadly poison named ethylene dibromide, or EDB, has been used as a pesticide on the reservation. Over time, EDB has leached into the groundwater at unsafe levels. Currently, approximately 1,500 people, both on and off the Fort Hall Reservation, are at risk. Most of those living on the reservation are served by one of two existing drinking water systems-- one operated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the other by Indian Health Service.

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Angie Craig

Democratic · Minnesota

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Discussing the risks of ethylene dibromide contamination in groundwater on the Fort Hall Reservation.

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Angie Craig: “Then the Chairman knows that since the 1970's a deadly poison named ethylene dibromide, or EDB, has been used as a…”

Editor's note · Context