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West Hazleton environmental activist Phil Kaufman had predicted two decades ago that the McAdoo Associates toxic waste site was a timebom ready to explode.
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Cancer Rates Higher, Not Lower. Since passage of the 1971 National Cancer Act, the overall incidence of cancer in the U.S. has escalated to epidemic proportions, now striking 1.3 million and killing about 550,000 annually. The median age for the diagnosis of cancer is 67 in adults and six in children.
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The web page of Sue Sturgis. - A rural Pennsylvania community fights for environmental justice.
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CAN DO Inc. Still Conning the Public. - For 50 years, CAN DO has been committed to attracting business and industry to Greater Hazleton and improving the quality of life for its residents.
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The Deadly Alliance: CAN-DO, Beryllium. - "Deadly Alliance" is based on a 22-month investigation by The Toledo Blade. Thousands of court, industry, and recently declassified U.S. government documents were reviewed, and dozens of government officials, industry leaders, and victims were interviewed.
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Dusting Off Horrors Of Beryllium Plant. - For decades, this old coal town in the northern reaches of Appalachia was hit hard by black lung.
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Gov't Denies Link to Toxic Dumping. - Government Says It Can't Identify Cause, But Residents Suspect Toxic Waste Site.
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Coal-Fired Plants Pose REAL Danger - Coal combustion is MORE HAZARDOUS to a person's health than nuclear power since the background radiation is even worse than that near nuclear power plants. Yet John Rich Jr. still wants to build a coal-fired plant to produce diesel fuel in Schuylkill County.
Read More...http://www.ornl.gov/info/ornlreview/rev26-34/text/colmain.html