05.19.2008 9:01 pm

Tuesday editorials: Broken hearts

The numbers are chilling:
•Women in Jefferson County are 17 percent more likely to be hospitalized for heart and circulation problems than those elsewhere in Missouri.
• Women in St. Francois County are 38 percent more likely to die from heart…

(2 votes, average: 2 out of 5)

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Tags: American Heart Association, heart attacks, heart disease, Jefferson County, St. Francois County, St. Louis, women

05.08.2008 9:01 pm

Friday editorials: Lost in the fine print

By Editorial Board

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing significantly tighter air pollution standards for lead — the first update in 30 years. It’s long overdue.

But in announcing the new rule, the Bush administration ignored recommendations from independent scientific advisers who had called…

(1 votes, average: 5 out of 5)

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Tags: , Bush administration, children, clean air scientific advisory committee, EPA environment, Herculaneum, Iron County, Jefferson County, lead, lead poisoning, smelter, The Doe Run Company

Tuesday editorials: Broken hearts

Friday editorials: Lost in the fine print

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