From Milwaukee's weekly news alternative, the Shepherd Express:
http://www.expressmilwaukee.com/article-849-downer-avenue-projectrss-details-fill-in.htmlreport...the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has buried—“reportedly because it contains such potentially ‘alarming information’ as evidence of elevated infant mortality and cancer rates” in the Great Lakes region. The report claims that more than 9 million people—including those in Milwaukee—may face increased health risks from being exposed to dioxin, PCBs, pesticides, lead, mercury and other pollutants. Exposure can lead to low birth weights, or elevated death rates from breast cancer, colon cancer and lung cancer.
Dan Kohler, of the environmental watchdog group Wisconsin Environment, said it was “outrageous” that the report was blocked. You can read it here:
http://www.publicintegrity.org/GreatLakes/index.htmEDIT -- PS, the current, print edition of The "UTNE Reader" magazine also has a great round-up of government services, watchdog agencies, and general interest/consumer/business reports that have been curtailed by the Bush administration. I think the article title is "George hits Delete." Small, minute fractions of a percentage of the Federal Budget "saved," in order to bury "damaging" information, again.