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