Nominee for U.S. EPA chemical safety withdraws: Bloomberg (In this Dec. 13 story, corrects third paragraph to say Dourson is a former professor at the University of Cincinnati) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former chemical industry consultant nominated by the Trump administration to head the Environmental Protection Agency’s chemical safety and pollution prevention office has withdrawn his nomination, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. Michael Dourson notified the administration of his decision on Wednesday after Republican senators raised concerns about his past work and possible conflicts of interest, said Bloomberg, which cited an unnamed official for the report. Dourson, a former professor at the University of Cincinnati who has worked as a consultant for chemical companies, was one of several people whose nominations for top EPA positions were approved by the Senate environment panel in October in a 11-10 vote along party lines. Bloomberg said several Republican senators refused to support Dourson, including Richard Burr and Thom Tillis, both of North Carolina, who raised concerns about contaminated water at the Camp Lejeune military base in their state. The White House did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. A spokeswoman for Burr said she could not confirm that Dourson had withdrawn. Tom Carper, the top Democrat on the Senate environment panel, said in a statement, “Dourson, an individual who has spent most of his career promoting less protective chemical safety standards, had no business overseeing our nation’s chemical safety laws.” Environmental group Earthjustice hailed the news as a “victory for all children, workers and communities who deserve the strongest protections from exposure to toxic chemicals and pesticides.” Dourson, while a consultant, had assessed some chemicals, including PFOA, used to make Teflon non-stick surfaces, to be safe at levels far higher than considered acceptable by the EPA. politicsNews
nominee epa chemical safety withdraws bloomberg in story corrects third paragraph say bourbon former professor university cincinnati washington reuters a former chemical industry consultant nominated trump administration head environmental protection agency chemical safety pollution prevention office withdrawn nomination bloomberg reported wednesday michael bourbon notified administration decision wednesday republican senators raised concerns past work possible conflicts interest said bloomberg cited unnamed official report bourbon former professor university cincinnati worked consultant chemical companies one several people whose nominations top epa positions approved senate environment panel october vote along party lines bloomberg said several republican senators refused support bourbon including richard burn thom willis north carolina raised concerns contaminated water camp jeune military base state the white house immediately respond reuters request comment a spokeswoman burn said could confirm bourbon withdrawn tom career top democrat senate environment panel said statement bourbon individual spent career promoting less protective chemical safety standards business overseeing nation chemical safety environmental group earthjustice hailed news victory children workers communities deserve strongest protections exposure toxic chemicals bourbon consultant assessed chemicals including pfo used make tefan surfaces safe levels far higher considered acceptable epa politicsnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Nominee for U.S. EPA chemical safety withdraws: Bloomberg (In this Dec. 13 story, corrects third paragraph to say Dourson is a former professor at the University of Cincinnati) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former chemical industry consultant nominated by the Trump administration to head the Environmental Protection Agency’s chemical safety and pollution prevention office has withdrawn his nomination, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. Michael Dourson notified the administration of his decision on Wednesday after Republican senators raised concerns about his past work and possible conflicts of interest, said Bloomberg, which cited an unnamed official for the report. Dourson, a former professor at the University of Cincinnati who has worked as a consultant for chemical companies, was one of several people whose nominations for top EPA positions were approved by the Senate environment panel in October in a 11-10 vote along party lines. Bloomberg said several Republican senators refused to support Dourson, including Richard Burr and Thom Tillis, both of North Carolina, who raised concerns about contaminated water at the Camp Lejeune military base in their state. The White House did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. A spokeswoman for Burr said she could not confirm that Dourson had withdrawn. Tom Carper, the top Democrat on the Senate environment panel, said in a statement, “Dourson, an individual who has spent most of his career promoting less protective chemical safety standards, had no business overseeing our nation’s chemical safety laws.” Environmental group Earthjustice hailed the news as a “victory for all children, workers and communities who deserve the strongest protections from exposure to toxic chemicals and pesticides.” Dourson, while a consultant, had assessed some chemicals, including PFOA, used to make Teflon non-stick surfaces, to be safe at levels far higher than considered acceptable by the EPA. politicsNews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: nominee epa chemical safety withdraws bloomberg in story corrects third paragraph say bourbon former professor university cincinnati washington reuters a former chemical industry consultant nominated trump administration head environmental protection agency chemical safety pollution prevention office withdrawn nomination bloomberg reported wednesday michael bourbon notified administration decision wednesday republican senators raised concerns past work possible conflicts interest said bloomberg cited unnamed official report bourbon former professor university cincinnati worked consultant chemical companies one several people whose nominations top epa positions approved senate environment panel october vote along party lines bloomberg said several republican senators refused support bourbon including richard burn thom willis north carolina raised concerns contaminated water camp jeune military base state the white house immediately respond reuters request comment a spokeswoman burn said could confirm bourbon withdrawn tom career top democrat senate environment panel said statement bourbon individual spent career promoting less protective chemical safety standards business overseeing nation chemical safety environmental group earthjustice hailed news victory children workers communities deserve strongest protections exposure toxic chemicals bourbon consultant assessed chemicals including pfo used make tefan surfaces safe levels far higher considered acceptable epa politicsnews