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	<title>NDCA &#187; Florida</title>
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		<title>A Call to Action</title>
		<link>http://clusteralliance.org/2010/07/06/a-call-to-action/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 03:41:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terry</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Florida]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[asthma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[birth defects]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pensacola News Journal 
Editorial series, part 5: A Call to Action
Measuring pollution&#8217;s impact
So how do scientists try to measure the impact of pollution?
They look at broad areas — such as ZIP codes — and try to draw conclusions about what they find. They use “models” that tell them what they might find given the presence [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Four cancer high risk spots in Pensacola area</title>
		<link>http://clusteralliance.org/2010/06/12/four-cancer-high-risk-spots-in-pensacola-area/</link>
		<comments>http://clusteralliance.org/2010/06/12/four-cancer-high-risk-spots-in-pensacola-area/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jun 2010 03:35:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terry</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Florida]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[risk assessment]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Pensacola News Journal
A study of air quality in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties calculated elevated cancer risks based on cumulative lifetime exposure to air pollutants in four areas.
Here are the areas of highest risk attributed to nearby industries.
1. Northeastern Santa Rosa County along County Road 191 centered on Florida Gas Transmission Co.’s operation.
Maximum risk: An [...]]]></description>
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		<title>`Cancer cluster&#8217; in The Acreage may be claiming animals</title>
		<link>http://clusteralliance.org/2010/04/06/cancer-cluster-in-the-acreage-may-be-claiming-animals/</link>
		<comments>http://clusteralliance.org/2010/04/06/cancer-cluster-in-the-acreage-may-be-claiming-animals/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 05:39:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terry</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Florida]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[animals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cancer cluster]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Acreage]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The so-called cancer cluster at The Acreage in Palm Beach County may be claiming animals as victims in addition to people.
BY KRISTINA WEBB
Beacon Blog
Miami Herald
Acreage resident Gail Bass never expected what she saw from her window five months ago.
The creature perched on her bird feeder looked like a squirrel, but it was covered with tumors.
&#8220;It [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cancer Cluster In Florida Worries Parents</title>
		<link>http://clusteralliance.org/2010/04/06/cancer-cluster-in-florida-worries-parents/</link>
		<comments>http://clusteralliance.org/2010/04/06/cancer-cluster-in-florida-worries-parents/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 05:34:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terry</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Florida]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brain tumor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cancer cluster]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Acreage]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[by GREG ALLEN, National Public Radio (NPR)
In Florida&#8217;s Palm Beach County, residents of a rural community find themselves caught in a medical mystery. Over the past 16 years, at least 13 cases of brain cancer have been diagnosed among children living in an area called The Acreage.
State and federal health officials have designated it a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Study showing high cancer rates sets off a firestorm among Acreage residents</title>
		<link>http://clusteralliance.org/2010/03/05/study-showing-high-cancer-rates-sets-off-a-firestorm-among-acreage-residents/</link>
		<comments>http://clusteralliance.org/2010/03/05/study-showing-high-cancer-rates-sets-off-a-firestorm-among-acreage-residents/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:34:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terry</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Florida]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[~Media Feeds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brain cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cancer clusters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Acreage]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
A study that identifies the bottom third of Florida as a massive brain cancer cluster has set off a firestorm among Acreage residents worried about their community&#8217;s reputation.
They insist the report, which surfaced on the Internet last month, is proof that cancer isn&#8217;t a problem solely for their central Palm Beach [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Health officials in 1980s warned of health hazards in Acreage</title>
		<link>http://clusteralliance.org/2010/03/04/health-officials-in-1980s-warned-of-health-hazards-in-acreage/</link>
		<comments>http://clusteralliance.org/2010/03/04/health-officials-in-1980s-warned-of-health-hazards-in-acreage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 04:49:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terry</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Florida]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pratt & Whitney]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Al Pefley
CBS12.com
Tonight, an I-Team Investigation reveals there was possible ground contamination discovered years ago in the Acreage.
It happened long before the pediatric cancer cluster was ever confirmed.
A new report shows state health officials likely knew about environmental contamination in the Acreage decades ago.
We just got our hands on a report that shows authorities knew [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Residents, lawmakers angry as health officials give up hunt for Acreage cancer cause</title>
		<link>http://clusteralliance.org/2010/02/03/residents-lawmakers-angry-as-health-officials-give-up-hunt-for-acreage-cancer-cause/</link>
		<comments>http://clusteralliance.org/2010/02/03/residents-lawmakers-angry-as-health-officials-give-up-hunt-for-acreage-cancer-cause/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:44:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terry</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Florida]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brain tumor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cancer cluster]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pesticides]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pratt & Whitney]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By MITRA MALEK
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
THE ACREAGE — Outrage erupted among residents and politicians Wednesday after state health officials announced they don&#8217;t plan to search for an environmental cause of The Acreage’s cancer cluster — and instead will mount a campaign to raise “awareness” about childhood brain cancer.
The announcement came from Dr. Alina Alonso, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Study Finds Pensacola Has The Nation’s Worst Water</title>
		<link>http://clusteralliance.org/2009/12/13/study-finds-pensacola-has-the-nation%e2%80%99s-worst-water/</link>
		<comments>http://clusteralliance.org/2009/12/13/study-finds-pensacola-has-the-nation%e2%80%99s-worst-water/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 03:45:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terry</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Florida]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[water]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[NorthEscambia.com
December 13, 2009
Pensacola has the worst drinking water of any American city, according to the results of a national survey released Saturday.
In the study, there were 21 chemicals found in Pensacola’s water that exceeded health guidelines, including radium, lead, benzene and carbon tetracholride.
In an unprecedented analysis of 20 million tap water quality tests performed by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Law firms signing up clients, considering lawsuits in Acreage cancer case</title>
		<link>http://clusteralliance.org/2009/11/13/law-firms-signing-up-clients-considering-lawsuits-in-acreage-cancer-case/</link>
		<comments>http://clusteralliance.org/2009/11/13/law-firms-signing-up-clients-considering-lawsuits-in-acreage-cancer-case/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:32:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terry</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Florida]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brain tumor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cancer cluster]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Erin Brockovich]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By MITRA MALEK
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
THE ACREAGE — After months of debate about a potential cancer cluster in The Acreage, three law firms have begun signing up clients and considering whom they could sue.
The clients are all families of cancer patients in the semi-rural community, who think that environmental contamination may be to blame.
The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Kind of Story I Wish Was Fiction</title>
		<link>http://clusteralliance.org/2008/05/04/the-kind-of-story-i-wish-was-fiction/</link>
		<comments>http://clusteralliance.org/2008/05/04/the-kind-of-story-i-wish-was-fiction/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2008 04:23:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dee Lewis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Florida]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[April 17, 2008 4:15PM

The Kind of Story I Wish Was Fiction
		
By Alexis Glick

Remember that book that I told you I was reading over vacation — The Appeal by John Grisham? The story about a cancer cluster caused by a plant that was dumping toxic waste in the ground and throughout the water system? The class [...]]]></description>
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