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Wolf's organization's threat to sue spurs feds to accelerate clean-up of lead on Midway Atoll
The threat of a lawsuit spurred the government to look at the issue and begin the cleanup last year, said Shaye Wolf, climate science director for the Tucson, Ariz.-based center. The settlement requires the cleanup be completed by 2017 and allows the center or third parties potential access to test for contaminants in the Laysan duck.