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Forum held on Peace Bridge pollution

Updated: Wednesday, 24 Oct 2012, 11:16 PM EDT
Published : Wednesday, 24 Oct 2012, 10:48 PM EDT

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) - Neighbors living near the Peace Bridge say pollution from all that traffic is making them seriously ill.

The Buffalo West Side Environmental Defense Fund outlined the health effects from commercial trucks at a forum Wednesday night.

Columbus Parkway resident Kathy Mecca said, "We have a rate of heart disease, Parkinson's disease, leukemia and other forms of cancer that have been linked to the toxins inside of diesel exhaust."

U.S. Customs inspections will be moved to the Canadian side next year for an 18-month trial run to help alleviate congestion on the American side.

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