 Great Lakes report cause for concernEnvironmental | 206514 hits | Mar 14 7:44 pm | Posted by: Hyack  TORONTO — It’s imperative that Canada study the potential health impacts of pollution and poor water quality in light of a controversial American report that suggests some Great Lakes cities have abnormally high rates of cancer mortality and other health Commentsview comments in forum Page 1 You need to be a member of CKA and be logged into the site, to comment on news. |
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But it relented after pressure from environmental groups, Congress and even the Canadian government, which wrote to the CDC on Feb. 25 expressing its "concern" about the delay.
Here we go again...politics trumps science.
Yes but things have changed dramatically over the years. Population pressure has made, past practice to be abandoned. During the EXPO 67, Montreal despite it's shiny new subway (the Expo site was a handy tip--dumping spot), was still discharging untreated sewage into the St. Lawrence. In the 80's, areas near the river dumped their snow into the river.
Here locally, the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority constructed a series of dams and man-made lakes--ostensibly for conservation and flood control but were actually to provide a steady river flow past the sewage plants to dilute the effluent.
I recall lake Erie being badly polluted, a situation which has improved dramatically.
But it relented after pressure from environmental groups, Congress and even the Canadian government, which wrote to the CDC on Feb. 25 expressing its "concern" about the delay.
The CDC being based largely on medical matters, is not going to be stampeded by a bunch of activists presenting AGW style junk science. There is hope yet.