Coal ash from U.S. blamed for Dominican town's birth defects

McClatchy by Frances Robles | Nov. 7, 2009 (News Report)

Villagers in the Dominican Republic claim children have been born without limbs and organs because of coal ash from a Virginia power company dumped nearby. Maximiliano Calcano is 2 and was born with no arms. Full Story »

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Subjects: Health, Business, Sci/Tech, World, U.S.
Topics: Coal, Pollution, Law
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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Nov 7, 2009 - 11:04 AM PST
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Edited by: Dwight Rousu - Nov 7, 2009 - 10:53 PM PST
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 by Dwight Rousu - Nov. 7, 2009

Claims and denials are reported. The consequences if the health hazards of coal ash are real make the story potentially greatly significant in the world energy business.

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