Screenings for miners’ health case to begin soon; meeting tonight

Janna Goerdt at the Duluth News Tribune reports today about a meeting tonight in Mountain Iron to detail plans to screen miners who might have been exposed to fibers from the taconite process. The University of Minnesota was funded to run a study on mesothelioma, a rare cancer, that has been appearing in disproportionate levels on the Iron Range. This health concern has lingered in the region for a long time and led to a controversy last year when the state health commissioner delayed the release of information on the topic. Now Iron Rangers are hoping for answers.

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