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The Clean Water Act was intended to end dangerous water pollution by
regulating every major polluter. But today, regulators may be unable to
prosecute as many as half of the nation’s largest known polluters because
officials lack jurisdiction or because proving jurisdiction would be
overwhelmingly difficult or time consuming, according to midlevel officials.
“We are, in essence, shutting down our Clean Water programs in some
states,” said Douglas F. Mundrick, an E.P.A. lawyer in Atlanta. “This is a
huge step backward. When companies figure out the cops can’t operate,
they start remembering how much cheaper it is to just dump stuff in a
nearby creek.”
regulating every major polluter. But today, regulators may be unable to
prosecute as many as half of the nation’s largest known polluters because
officials lack jurisdiction or because proving jurisdiction would be
overwhelmingly difficult or time consuming, according to midlevel officials.
“We are, in essence, shutting down our Clean Water programs in some
states,” said Douglas F. Mundrick, an E.P.A. lawyer in Atlanta. “This is a
huge step backward. When companies figure out the cops can’t operate,
they start remembering how much cheaper it is to just dump stuff in a
nearby creek.”
PALM BEACH COUNTY, FL-- Researched at the University
West Florida, endorsed by the respected Nemours Center For
Childhood Cancer Research, the mapping of child cancer from
2000-2007 encompassed the entire state.
The Acreage shows up as the tip of the iceberg of a broad
cancer concerns in South Florida, according to one of the
authors of the report, Professor Raid Amin, of the Department
of Math and Statistics at the University of West Florida.
"The Acreage is not the worst case," he says. "It appears on
the map Broward County is included... and there is one cluster
that is huge."
West Florida, endorsed by the respected Nemours Center For
Childhood Cancer Research, the mapping of child cancer from
2000-2007 encompassed the entire state.
The Acreage shows up as the tip of the iceberg of a broad
cancer concerns in South Florida, according to one of the
authors of the report, Professor Raid Amin, of the Department
of Math and Statistics at the University of West Florida.
"The Acreage is not the worst case," he says. "It appears on
the map Broward County is included... and there is one cluster
that is huge."
The study, which used the same analysis software as the
National Cancer Institute uses, found that rates for all types of
childhood cancer were elevated from 2000 through 2007 in the
state's northeast and its south — an area that appeared to
stretch from western Palm Beach and Broward counties to the
state's Gulf Coast and areas north of Lake Okeechobee. It also
appeared to include parts of Miami-Dade County and coastal
regions from southern Martin to northern Broward counties.
The findings contended that in 2006 and 2007, southern Florida
had more than twice as many childhood brain tumors and
cancers as would be expected in that size population: 52 cases
instead of 24.
The study is scheduled for publication next month [April 2010] in
the scholarly journal Pediatric Blood & Cancer.
National Cancer Institute uses, found that rates for all types of
childhood cancer were elevated from 2000 through 2007 in the
state's northeast and its south — an area that appeared to
stretch from western Palm Beach and Broward counties to the
state's Gulf Coast and areas north of Lake Okeechobee. It also
appeared to include parts of Miami-Dade County and coastal
regions from southern Martin to northern Broward counties.
The findings contended that in 2006 and 2007, southern Florida
had more than twice as many childhood brain tumors and
cancers as would be expected in that size population: 52 cases
instead of 24.
The study is scheduled for publication next month [April 2010] in
the scholarly journal Pediatric Blood & Cancer.