Cancer Deaths In Pend Oreille County

Here is some more evidence that our elected officials are doing a piss-poor job protecting Pend Oreille County residents from environmental hazards.

Pend Oreille County ranks as one of the WORST counties in terms of cancer-related deaths.

This is deaths only, which means all cancer diseases which do not result in deaths (illness) is not factored in to this total.

This is a link to the map of the leading cancer states in the country - Washington ranks very high.

Residents of Usk and the Kalispel Tribe are particularly suspect to being downwind of any environmental hazards. Since the Ponderay Newsprint (upwind) went into operation, sicknesses and disease have increased (according to local residents). The great irony here is the tribe has developed the Camas Health Center for the community.

If the Silicon smelter is built next to the Newsprint, this will be yet another environmental hazard for the local residents.