Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Investigation: Are waste-coal power plants making us sick?

Investigation: Are waste-coal power plants making us sick?
ronald_hoffman_testifying.pngU.S. Rep. Brad Miller (D-N.C.) chaired a hearing last week on failures of the federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, a branch of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to protect public health from environmental contaminants. The hearing revealed numerous problems at ATSDR -- including the fact that it tried to bury research on the possible hazards of burning waste coal.
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