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Councilmember urges research into local pollution after report linking area contamination to cancer
Summary
During a meeting honoring National Cancer Survivor Month, a Lake County councilmember pointed to a recent news report tying elevated cancer rates to pollution in the Gary area and urged the council to take a leadership role in investigating local industrial contamination.
Councilman Brown urged the Lake County Council to pursue research into possible links between industrial pollution and elevated cancer rates in the Gary area, saying the county should not "sweep [the report] under the rug." The remarks came after the council approved a resolution recognizing June as National Cancer Survivor Month.
The comment was offered during a discussion of the resolution, approved by the council as Resolution 25-31. Councilman Brown said a news report had described a woman in the Gary area and included doctors discussing…
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