DoomsdaysCW · @DoomsdaysCW
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Resulted in for , and

and Gold , and -Fired Power Plants, Resulted in Cancer for Navajo, Apache, and Western

By Brenda Norrell, Censored News, September 4, 2023

"A copper smelter poisoning the air of Apaches, the coal-fired power plants on the , and gold mining on Western Shoshone land, are among the top causes of cancer from in the United States, according to a new report, Poison in the Air, by .

"The copper smelter in -- located between the , and Apaches Sacred -- is the third in the United States for producing toxic air pollution causing cancer. The poison air means the central Arizona community of Miami has ten times the EPA's acceptable risk of cancer. Apaches are now in federal court battling both the mining industry, and the to stop another nearby at Oak Flat which would destroy their ceremonial place."

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#ToxicAir #cancer #navajo #apache #shoshone #copper #mining #coal #navajonation #westernshoshone #airpollution #propublica #freeportmcmoran #miamiarizona #sancarlos #apachenation #OakFlat #Bidenadministration #environmentalracism #indigenousnews #SaveOakFlat #coppermine #nativeamericannews

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patpatterson57 · @ahinz
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Seb Dance · @SebDance
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RT @sabrodrigues61: Check this out - great thread from those benefitting from cleaner air because of @MayorofLondon’s and other actions to tackle our . @LDN_environment

🐦🔗: n.respublicae.eu/SebDance/stat

#ULEZ #ToxicAir

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Scott 💚 London · @GreenPartyScott
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Don’t be too distracted with the . The real work of governing in the continues. Let’s focus on cleaning up our . @MumsForLungs @MumsforCleanAir
RT @Tom___Scott: While the media focuses on Tory shenanigans a landmark Bill has its 2nd reading in the House of Lords today - @GreenJennyJones' Clean Air (Human Rights) Bill.

Simon Birkett of @CleanAirLondon explains how the Bill works & why it's …

🐦🔗: nitter.eu/GreenPartyScott/stat

#ToryMeltdown #PublicInterest #ToxicAir

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Josef Davies-Coates · @jdaviescoates
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RT @LittleNinjaUK@twitter.com

Whether my son breathes outside his primary school depends on a stranger's choice to switch off or idle their vehicle engine.

I'm continually asking strangers not to poison my son.

Why should they decide the quality of air my son breathes?

🐦🔗: twitter.com/LittleNinjaUK/stat

#no2idling #airpollution #ToxicAir

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