Making a Difference

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Making a Difference
by James Weatherford

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Introduction

• Fear in the Fields aftermath research
• Adams County Perspective

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Topics of Discussion

• How one determined person can bring about change.

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Topic One

• Patty Martin
• Mayor of Quincy
• Stay-at-home mother/wife

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Topic Two

• Duff Wilson, Seattle Times staff writer
• Seattle Times Investigation
• Fear in the Fields published July 3, 1997
• Fateful Harvest published 2001

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Topic Three

• Washington State Fertilizer Act of 1998 Passed
• First Regulations in the United States
• Adoption of Canadian Metals Standards
• Adoption of testing procedures
• Adoption of Labeling Laws

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Topic four

• USEPA excludes K061 other wastes from
  exemptions for wastes
• Increased Restrictions Testing for Tag-Along
  Metals
• Testing for dioxins

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What This Means

• Patty Martin would not Quit
• Suffered Threats
• Ostracized
• Hardships for Family
• One Person CAN Make a Difference

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Next Steps

• Obligation
• Commitment
• Intestinal Fortitude
• TIME