http://www.thedeets.com/2008/06/19/epa-56-higher-arsenic-levels-are-ok-for-south-minneapolis-residents/ Consistently against torture. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:36:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.thedeets.com/2008/06/19/epa-56-higher-arsenic-levels-are-ok-for-south-minneapolis-residents/#comment-5549 Julie Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:52:45 +0000 http://www.thedeets.com/?p=2033#comment-5549 Not to sound like a total conspiracy nut or anything, but the average income for a family of 4 in that particular area is $17k, says <a href="http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2004/06/16_olsond_arsenic/" rel="nofollow">an older MPR story</a>. Very many residents are people of color, as well as recent immigrants. Do you think if this were happening in a different neighborhood, the response might be greater? I get the feeling that it would be. Not to sound like a total conspiracy nut or anything, but the average income for a family of 4 in that particular area is $17k, says an older MPR story. Very many residents are people of color, as well as recent immigrants. Do you think if this were happening in a different neighborhood, the response might be greater? I get the feeling that it would be.

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