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Report on Elevated Lung Cancer Fails to Quell Uproar Around New York’s Largest Landfill
A June report by the New York State Department of Health found no link between Seneca Meadows landfill and elevated lung cancer diagnoses in two nearby census tracts from 1996-2021. The report failed to address public concerns about the landfill's potential health impacts.
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