it s not so much about science as it is about economics and politics. it s not good for any of us in the long run. we pay the price. charleston, south carolina. the low country. home to beautiful beaches and gorgeous sun rises. the place where 31-year-old drew wynn started his cold brew business. rip tide coffee. he was an entrepreneur by the simplest definition. he was the american dream. that s the smile that radiated. and that s the endearing smile that we all knew. when people ask you about drew, how do you describe him? what words come to mind? gregarious, industrious. i think the whole issue of
it. yes. that s it. cause of death, methaline chloride inhalation. you know, you don t typically see it that clear cut. it was an ingredient in the paint stripper drew had been using. you may have seen it yourself. up until recently it could be found on shelves in most local hardware stores. immediately after drew s death, his brother dove into researching how exactly this would have happened. what he discovered shocked him. this was identified 30 years ago. some folks looked at this and said this stuff is really bad. so it was really one of these things where you re like how can this just be sold to folks and be used the way it is? and drew s not the first person. we know that there have been dozens of innocent human beings like him that bought a product off a shelf that oh, yeah, if you read the fine print, which
clearly scott pruitt was not a fan of regulation or of the epa or of the environment. he was an embarrassment from day one. mr. pruitt is facing a dizzying number of ethics issues. allegations of a sweet heart deal for a $50 a night condo from lobbyists in d.c. accusations of secrecy and close ties to industry plagued him. then an unexpected invitation. the meeting for pruitt and the wynns and wendy heartily whose son kevin was a contractor. i handed him pictures of the product on the shelf. pictures of drew so he had a real face to this person, and when we left wendy and i handed him the death certificate, and we said we want you to see what was listed as the cause of death. i remember the expression on his
and i believe that there s a high probability that that product might not have been on the shelf when my son went in and bought it. do you blame the epa for drew s death in. absolutely. absolutely. it s their responsibility. that conviction would drive the wynn family to d.c. to go toe to toe with the epa leadership. coming up how the rollbacks effect our most vulnerable. how they effect you.
you can see in tiny language, it says be careful. don t use in closed areas. you ve got to ventilate. if you don t read that and then people die, and dozens have died just for doing everyday stuff with a product that is not necessary. shouldn t be sold to consumers over the counter. and epa proposed that it be banned for that very reason. that retail and commercial ban was proposed at the end of the obama administration. after 2016 legislation gave the epa authority to review 10 potentially dangerous chemicals. but that action was delayed after president trump took office. and in october of 2017, drew wynn died of methaline chloride inhalation. do you think the epa could have prevented drew s death? i think they could have. i really think they could have. it was so close to being finalized.