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Embattled scientists publish study linking (surprise) diesel exhaust and cancer

The notion that diesel exhaust can cause the body harm – specifically cancer – hardly seems shocking. The US National Toxicology Program suggests that diesel exhaust particles can be “reasonably anticipated” to be carcinogenic, while the International Agency for Research on Cancer lists them as “probable carcinogens“.  The US Mine Safety and Health Administration cited cancer risks when it regulated diesel emissions in mining operations back in 2001. 

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