From: | Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org> |
Date: | Wed, 18 Jan 2023 10:46:31 -0800 (PST) |
Reply: | cpeo-brownfields |
Subject: | [CPEO-BIF] "Water Gremlin served with dozens of lawsuits alleging cancer, chronic illness, wrongful death, " White Bear Township, Minnesota |
Water Gremlin served with dozens of lawsuits alleging cancer, chronic illness, wrongful death BY JENNIFER MAYERLE CBS MINNESOTA JANUARY 17, 2023 WHITE BEAR TOWNSHIP, Minn. – A huge step in a WCCO Investigation we've been following for years. Water Gremlin is now facing dozens of lawsuits accusing the company of causing cancer, even death. In 2019, the manufacturing plant was fined by the state of Minnesota for releasing excessive amounts of the cancer causing chemical TCE. A practice that went on for more than 15 years. The Minnesota Department of Health identified an area of concern, meaning people living close to the plant could have health impacts. Last year, they released a report saying the emissions of TCE may have increased those people's risk of cancer. … For the entire article, see https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/water-gremlin-lawsuits-served-cancer-causing-chemicals-chronic-illness-wrongful-death/ — Lenny Siegel Executive Director Center for Public Environmental Oversight A project of the Pacific Studies Center LSiegel@cpeo.org P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042 Voice/Fax: 650-961-8918 http://www.cpeo.org Author: DISTURBING THE WAR: The Inside Story of the Movement to Get Stanford University out of Southeast Asia - 1965–1975 (See http://a3mreunion.org) _______________________________________________ Brownfields mailing list Brownfields@lists.cpeo.org http://lists.cpeo.org/listinfo.cgi/brownfields-cpeo.org | |
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