Despite government claims that pollution is decreasing, a new study says Canada released a billion kilograms of toxic chemicals annually in the Great Lakes basin from 1998-2002 with no significant decline.
"The numbers are staggering," said Paul Muldoon of the Canadian Environmental Law Association, which produced the report together with Environmental Defence of Toronto.
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