'The Environmental Protection Agency has a plan in rural Webster Parish to burn 15 million pounds of propellant explosives, originally designed for military use, into the northern Louisiana atmosphere. People exposed to it might develop cancer or blood pressure problems or even pass on birth defects to their children, experts warn.'

That's the opening paragraph from a story on louisianawatchdog.org., which goes on to say, 'Parish residents fear these toxins, which could rise two miles into the atmosphere depending on weather conditions, might eventually cover their entire corner of the state or spread into Texas or Arkansas.'

The article also accuses the EPA of failing to perform an impact study prior to giving the okay for the burn.

It would appear that the controversy surrounding the EXPLO Systems burn is just starting to heat up. To read the entire louisianawatchdog.org article, JUST CLICK HERE!

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