ATLANTA – State Representative Pam Dickerson (D-Conyers) today issued the following statement regarding the recent request for the temporary closure of the BD Bard plant in Newton County:
“I am alarmed by the air testing results in Covington. I fully support the City of Covington in calling for the temporary shutdown of the B.D. Bard facility until we can confirm that the air is safe from cancer-causing chemicals. Along with the City of Covington, I am asking the State of Georgia’s Environmental Protection Division to join us in taking immediate action on this vital public safety issue. Protecting the health and safety of our Georgia families is one of our highest duties.”
The city of Covington recently requested that BD Bard suspend its operation until it can reduce its emissions of ethylene oxide.
Representative Pam Dickerson represents the citizens of District 113, which includes portions of Newton and Rockdale counties. She was elected to the House of Representatives in 2010 and currently serves on the Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation and the Education, Energy, Utilities & Telecommunications, Juvenile Justice, Judiciary Non-Civil and Legislative & Congressional Reapportionment committees.
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