Brenda Goodman is a senior news writer for WebMD. Andy Miller is editor and CEO of Georgia Health News.
At a community meeting in suburban Cobb County on Monday night, elected officials and environmental regulators faced hundreds of residents concerned about toxic pollution. They promised that — at least from now on — they’ll be seeking a dialogue with the public.
They pledged to be open about their dealings with Sterigenics, a company that’s been legally releasing a cancer-causing gas called ethylene oxide into the air in Smyrna for decades.
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