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The Lackawanna Citizens Overwatch Project is responsible for ensuring public safety and enforcing local laws.

To report a crime, please call 911. If it is a non-emergency, call (570) 866-0900.

You did not have to directly handle chemicals to be affected. The toxins were in the air all around us. They buried drums of cancer-causing waste in our backyard!  Many people nearby may have been exposed through environmental contamination.

A large number of chemical drums were unearthed at the Fern Hill Warehouse location (which is across the street from the facility). This was owned by WEA as a chemical storage warehouse. However, the public was never notified, and evidence suggests that state and federal authorities may not have fully investigated or disclosed the scope of contamination.

It doesn't matter if: You only worked there for a year - You didn’t work with chemicals directly - You smoke and assume that’s why you’re sick. Let a lawyer decide if you qualify. Just reach out. If you haven’t already, please contact Joe Toz at WEAClaims.com.

There is growing evidence that workers at the plant were exposed to hazardous chemicals now known to be linked to cancer. Many of these chemicals—including TCE, benzene, and nickel compounds—are classified as carcinogenic by agencies like the CDC, EPA, and World Health Organization. 

• Kidney cancer
   
• Liver cancer
   
• Lung cancer
   
• Lymphoma
   
• Bladder and blood cancers (including Leukemia)
   

These are consistent with known outcomes from exposure to substances like trichloroethylene (TCE), benzene, nickel compounds, and methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK).

A cancer cluster occurs when a larger-than-expected number of people in a specific area or group develop the same or similar types of cancer. We believe the number of former facility workers diagnosed with cancer far exceeds what is considered normal—and that their exposure to industrial chemicals may be the cause. 

While the government has not yet formally declared a cancer cluster, over 200 former employees have been diagnosed with cancer, and more than 100 additional deaths are under investigation. Workers have reported being instructed to dispose of chemicals improperly and were often denied basic protective gear.

We are currently working with toxicologists, lawyers, and public health officials to gather medical records, exposure histories, and site documentation. Our goal is to force a full federal investigation and achieve recognition of the harm caused.

• To uncover the truth about what happened at the facility.
   
• To document and verify all cancer cases and deaths.
   
• To get state and federal recognition of this cluster as an environmental disaster.
   
• To secure healthcare, legal, and burial support for victims and families.
   
• To push for cleanup, accountability, and a permanent memorial so no one forgets what was done here.