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Reason Writers Around Town: Ron Bailey on Hyping Health Risks

Reason Staff | 8.19.2008 3:00 PM

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At The Wall Street Journal, Science Correspondent Ronald Bailey looks at how activists, regulators, and scientists distort or magnify minuscule environmental risks.

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