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Lawsuit alleges MPCA fired scientist for asking to testify about atrazine.(STATES)

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| June 25, 2007 | Pearl, Larry | COPYRIGHT 2003 Agra Informa, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

A scientist recently fired from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has sued his former employer for wrongful dismissal, arguing he was terminated in retaliation for his request to testify before the state legislature about atrazine concentrations in Minnesota water.

Paul Wotzka, a hydrologist who began working for the MPCA on October 23, 2006 and was fired on May 8, 2007, filed a complaint June 14 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota.

In March, Wotzka was contacted by State Representative Ken Tschumper, who asked him to testify on atrazine in support of a bill that would transfer regulation of suspected carcinogenic and…

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