- NOW TO AN ENVIRONMENTAL
UPDATE INVOLVING FOXCONN.
THE EPA HAS RAISED CONCERNS OVER
THE AMOUNT OF AIR POLLUTION IN
SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN AND WILL
MAKE A DECISION WITHIN THE NEXT
THREE MONTHS ON HOW MUCH
COMPANIES LIKE FOXCONN WILL NEED
TO CURB THEIR EMISSIONS.
AT THE CENTER OF THIS DECISION
WILL BE NEWLY-APPOINTED HEAD OF
THE CHICAGO EPA OFFICE, CATHY
STEPP, WHO PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS
DNR SECRETARY IN WISCONSIN.
SHE WORKED TO HAVE THE STATE
EXEMPTED FROM SMOG REGULATIONS.
ACCORDING TO AN EPA
SPOKESPERSON, SHE WILL CONSULT
WITH ETHICS STAFF AT THE AGENCY
BEFORE DECIDING SHE NEEDS TO
RECUSE HERSELF FROM THE
DECISION.