In Crossett, Arkansas, local waterways have been filled with toxic chemicals by the nearby Georgia-Pacific plant, a likely contributor to the surge in cancer and other illnesses in their community. A spokesman for Georgia-Pacific called the allegations sensationalized. But the EPA reported that the Crossett plant released 136,000 pounds of toxic chemicals to nearby waterways, and buried over 444,000 pounds in the soil to degrade. A USA Today study ranked Crossett in the top percentile of communities for schoolchildrens exposure to cancer-causing chemicals. More recently, the besieged city of Detroit has become the dumping ground for a three-story pile of petroleum coke covering an entire city block near the Detroit River. The pile is owned by Koch Carbon, a company controlled by Charles and David Koch. The mound of toxic matter has been spewing thick black fugitive dust over the homes of nearby residents. Koch Industries was ranked as one of the top air polluters by the Political Economy Research Institute.
Posted on: Sun, 27 Apr 2014 00:27:35 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015