BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — More Western New Yorkers are coming forward with concerns about their experiences after working at the Goodyear plant in Niagara Falls, as an investigation into cancer-causing chemical emissions now makes national headlines.
The 7 News I-Team investigative series “Getting Poisoned” has revealed the plant is releasing cancer-causing chemicals into the air over Niagara Falls at rates up to seven times higher than current standards.
Two former workers report that since the 1980s, they’ve heard about people who worked at the facility developing bladder cancer. A study released in 2014 shows that at least 50 workers have been diagnosed with bladder cancer, and those exposed to the chemical had a higher risk of getting cancer than the average person living in New York…