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Trial will decide first of hundreds of lawsuits alleging pollution from Sterigenics caused cancer, other diseases

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Federal investigation concluded Sterigenics was responsible for long-term cancer risks up to 10 times higher than what is considered acceptable by the U.S. EPA.

People protesting against Sterigenics and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency outside a banquet hall in Willowbrook before a public meeting on Aug. 1, 2019.

A trial scheduled to begin Thursday in Cook County Circuit Court will revisit a federal investigation that concluded Sterigenics was responsible for long-term cancer risks up to 10 times higher than what is considered acceptable by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.remained high in Willowbrook and nearby suburbs

 

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