Cluster of Defects Not Due to Kettleman Hills, State Says
The California Department of Public Health released initial findings from its investigation of a cluster of birth defects for children born in 2007 and 2008 to women who lived in Kettleman City showing that the cluster did not have a sole cause. Â Environmentalists and other observers questioned whether the Kettleman Hills landfill, which contains toxic chemicals, might have contributed to the cluster.
- "No Cause Found for Cluster of Birth Defects" (McKinley, New York Times, 2/9)