[CPEO-MEF] EPA Decision on Perchlorate Criticized

[CPEO Moderator <cpeo@cpeo.org>]

The following was a feature on yesterday's (July 16, 2003) Morning
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EPA Decision on Perchlorate Criticized
Listen to Morning Edition audio
July 16, 2003

The Environmental Protect Agency announces it will not set a national
drinking water standard for so-called perchlorate pollution.
Environmental activists and public health scientists criticize the
decision, saying perchlorate -- a key ingredient in rocket fuel that has
been found in water supplies -- has been linked to developmental
problems in children. Hear NPR's John Nielsen.

http://discover.npr.org/features/feature.jhtml?wfId=1338307
(Take the "Listen to Morning Edition audio" link)

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