(HASTINGS TRIBUNE) The Hastings Tribune reports, "The Environmental Protection Agency is tightening drinking water standards to impose stricter limits on contaminants that can cause cancer — contaminants that are found in the former Naval Ammunition Depot east of Hastings. In a speech Monday, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson said the agency is developing stricter regulations for four chemical compounds: tetrachloroethylene, trichloroethylene, acrylamide and epichlorohydrin. All four compounds can cause cancer."
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