CRESTWOOD WATER ALLEGEDLY TAINTED WITH DANGEROUS CHEMICALS
As a parent, someone who grew up on the southside, and someone who fights for justice, I was sickened by today's news story about the water in Crestwood being tainted for decades with dangerous dry-cleaning chemicals. The saddest part is that it appears the water was used despite the knowledge that it was tainted. Consider the lengths some people go to to feed their children organic foods and use natural cleaning products in an effort to protect their children and themselves from dangerous chemicals. As a society, we support researchers, read books about superfoods, take vitamins and consider all that we can do to prevent cancer. Yet, city officials in Crestwood were allegedly supplying their constituents with chemical-laden water. People in Crestwood - not knowing the danger - have been using that tap water everyday to quench their thirst, make their morning coffee, boil their pasta and make their kids a pitcher of frozen orange juice. The list is endless. For the people of Crestwood, the use of that water was unavoidable and a part of their everyday life.
