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Editorial: Lessons from the Sterigenics case. Why allow harmful emissions so close to homes and schools?

Por: Chicago Tribune Opinion September 27, 2022

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For years, everyone who lived around the Sterigenics plant in southwest suburban Willowbrook — children, their parents, the elderly — could not see or smell the toxic danger in the air. More than 19,000 people lived within a mile of the facility, and four schools and a day care center operated within that radius. Whether playing on school playgrounds or relaxing at backyard barbecues, those Illinoisans were unaware of the vast amounts of... + full article



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