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HIA in the News: "Montgomery County Wants to Know: Will That Road Make You Sick?"
September 28, 2009
Washington Post, By Michael Laris
"Montgomery County officials want to know if that new road might make you wheeze.
Officials on Tuesday will propose requiring health studies before major roads are approved. They want to gauge how vehicle exhaust will affect minors, seniors, women who might have children, heart patients and others..."
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