Dioxin and breast milk: the French Island incinerator

0 Comments | Indian Country Today (Lakota Times), June, 2002 | by LaDuke, Winona

LaDuke, Winona Indian Country Today (Lakota Times) 06-26-2002 Hearings are underway on the Wisconsin French Island Incinerator. The public health impact internationally of this incinerator is significant. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) should shut down the incinerator because of its long-term impact on public health internationally.

The French Island incinerator's dioxin and that of Xcel's Red Wing incinerator are appearing in the breast milk of women thousands of miles away, endangering their health, and the health of their children. That is an unacceptable price to pay. I have just finished breast-feeding my third child. After two years, that seems to be enough. I know, like most other women...