Ponca Tribe, Oklahoma, launches legal case against the Continental Carbon Company
The Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma has launched a legal case against the Continental Carbon Company, a Taiwanese corporation that operates a carbon black plant on original allotted land of the Ponca people near Ponca City, 90 miles from Tulsa. For many years, the plant has polluted Ponca land with black soot, the residue from creating carbon black, a reinforcement product used in automobile tires and hoses as well as printing inks and resins.
Carbon Black has been listed as a carcinogen in California, and the tribe asserts that this is the cause of its members alarmingly high rates of respiratory problems, including asthma, pulmonary fibrosis, and cancer. This grant provides funds for expert witness testimony to be used in the trial in federal district court.
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