Protect Consumer Justice » hazardous waste http://www.protectconsumerjustice.org A source for consumer, legal and political affairs news. Special reports, breaking news and analysis. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:08:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Birth defects near hazardous waste landfill getting attention http://www.protectconsumerjustice.org/birth-defects-near-hazardous-waste-landfill-getting-attention.html http://www.protectconsumerjustice.org/birth-defects-near-hazardous-waste-landfill-getting-attention.html#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:43:13 +0000 jg http://www.protectconsumerjustice.org/?p=2399 Parents worry about Kettleman City hazardous-waste dump
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    • ]]>     Fresno Bee:  Cyndee Fontana has a story about residents of Kettelman City, California, who are finally getting attention from federal officials for a rash of birth defects among children born just a few miles from a huge hazardous waste landfill.  “Academic, political and other experts say the issue finally reached a boiling point — influenced by a lawsuit over landfill expansion, in-your-face activism by residents and environmental groups and a crescendo of publicity about the town’s complaints.”  Kettelman City was one of the areas where water supplies were contaminated by chromium 6, the case made famous in the movie “Erin Brockovich.“

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