[CPEO-BIF] "Moms Of Kids With Cancer Turn Attention From School Cell Tower To The Water, " Ripon, California

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Moms Of Kids With Cancer Turn Attention From School Cell Tower To The Water, CBS13 Investigates

by Julie Watts 
CBS 13 TV News (Sacramento, CA)
May 2, 2019

RIPON - After four kids were diagnosed with cancer at one school, parents convinced the district, and the cell phone company, to remove the cell tower on campus. Now the two moms behind that fight are broadening their focus and asking CBS13 to investigate concerning chemicals that have been found in Ripon’s groundwater.

CBS13 dug through decades of water testing data and found a history of chemicals linked to certain cancers in Ripon’s groundwater, irrigation and drinking water wells. The city insists the water is safe and the levels of the chemicals in drinking water remain below the legal limit, but an analysis of required public notices from the City of Ripon, revealed missing data, inaccurate information, and years when Ripon skipped required testing for certain chemicals.

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For the entire article, see
https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2019/05/02/moms-kids-cancer-cell-tower-water-ripon/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042
Voice/Fax: 650/961-8918 
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org

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