[CPEO-MEF] BIODEFENSE, COMMUNITIES: Ft. Detrick (MD) Committee marks one year of activity

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

Local research lab watchdog group marks one year


By Pete McCarthy
Frederick News-Post (MD)
November 13, 2011

The Containment Laboratory Community Advisory Committee is keeping a  
close watch on research laboratories in Frederick County.
Marking its first anniversary as an organization, the committee's  
seven regular members and a handful of others continue to seek more  
accountability from these labs.

"We're not trying to be unsupportive of our growing biotech industry  
in our community, but we're trying to discern where the gaps are,"  
Chairwoman Beth Willis said. "This is the first time ever that there  
is a conversation going on where people can discuss concerns. ...  
This has never happened before, and we think a whole lot more needs  
to go on."

Concerned residents banded together in November 2010 with the goal of  
establishing better lines of communication among the public, the  
county, officials at Fort Detrick, and officials at other containment  
labs in Frederick County that work with potentially harmful chemicals.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.fredericknewspost.com/sections/news/display.htm? 
StoryID=128297

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
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