[CPEO-MEF] Meeting to consider military waste toxins

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FAIRBANKS DAILY NEWS-MINER
Meeting to consider military waste toxins
By DAN RICE, Staff Writer
April 8, 2003

An estimated 100 scientists, community leaders, health professionals and
activists will meet in Fairbanks this week for a conference focusing on
the effects of military hazardous waste sites and weapons testing on
Alaska communities.
The conference has been organized by Alaska Community Action on Toxics,
which describes the event as "a statewide gathering for justice."

ACAT Director Pamela Miller said the conference, which will be held
Wednesday through Saturday at the Wedgewood Resort, represents a rare
chance for experts and interested individuals to focus from the
communities' perspective on military activity and contamination.

"This is the first conference of its kind," Miller said. "Generally,
Department of Defense holds meetings and conferences, but they tend to
drive the agenda."

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