Continuing Fall Out from 9/11
People living in Aberdeen, Maryland are left in the dark as to what toxins might be leaking into their water supply from the neighboring military weapons training facility. Prior to September 11, 2001 the army in acknowledgement of the resident�s fears routinely provided detailed information on potentially harmful compounds used at the facility that could contaminate the town's drinking water. In 2002, the residents discovered, perchlorate, a toxic substance derived from rocket fuel in their water supply. When they requested more information, they were given a map, but all landmarks and sources of toxic runoff were missing. The University of Maryland�s Environmental Law Clinic has come to the aid of Aberdeen residents by filing a lawsuit last year seeking detailed information facility.
SECRECY IN GOVERNMENT: Security Overrules Public Access, the Atlanta-Journal Constitution, March 16, 2004
