DOD burns toxic foam, worrying nearby communities

摘要

The Defense Department's decision to allow incineration of toxic firefighting foam issparking renewed environmental justice concerns for communities that are alreadystruggling with health problems from industrial activities."We're concerned that this adds to that very problem," said Alonzo Spencer, presidentof Save Our County, about incineration in Ohio.The East Liverpool, Ohio, incinerator is located in a neighborhood that is majorityAfrican American and about 1,000 feet from a school.