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Homes near St. Louis County creek are being tested after radioactive contamination found in yards
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Homes near St. Louis County creek are being tested after radioactive contamination found in yards

Associated Press  

ST. LOUIS — A federal agency is examining soil beneath homes in a small suburban St. Louis subdivision to determine if residents are living atop Cold War era nuclear contamination. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is taking soil samples at six properties in Florissant, Missouri, that sit near Coldwater Creek, a meandering waterway contaminated after nuclear waste was dumped …

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Takeaways from AP’s examination of nuclear waste problems in the St. Louis region
1 year, 5 months ago

Takeaways from AP’s examination of nuclear waste problems in the St. Louis region

Associated Press  

ST. LOUIS — Uranium processing in the St. Louis area played a pivotal role in developing the nuclear weapons that helped bring an end to World War II and provided a key defense during the Cold War. Eight decades after Mallinckrodt Chemical Works first began the dangerous task of processing uranium at a sprawling complex near downtown St. Louis, the …

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How America’s push for the atomic bomb spawned enduring radioactive waste problems in St. Louis
1 year, 5 months ago

How America’s push for the atomic bomb spawned enduring radioactive waste problems in St. Louis

Associated Press  

ST. LOUIS — The federal government and companies responsible for nuclear bomb production and atomic waste storage sites in the St. Louis area in the mid-20th century were aware of health risks, spills, improperly stored contaminants and other problems but often ignored them, according to documents reviewed by The Associated Press. Co-founders of Just Moms STL, Karen Nickel, left, and …

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Nuclear contamination testing planned at St. Louis-area park
1 year, 9 months ago

Nuclear contamination testing planned at St. Louis-area park

Associated Press  

ST. LOUIS — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to test for radioactive contamination at a suburban St. Louis park that sits along a notoriously toxic creek, a Corps official said Tuesday. “We were never, as kids, supposed to go down there, but of course we did,” said Kim Visintine, a member of the Coldwater Creek Group, which advocates …

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Missouri elementary school to be closed after radioactive waste discovered
2 years, 2 months ago

Missouri elementary school to be closed after radioactive waste discovered

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The new report was conducted by environmental consultants Boston Chemical Data Corp. Based on dust samples gathered in August, …

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Missouri school to close after radioactive waste report
2 years, 2 months ago

Missouri school to close after radioactive waste report

Associated Press  

— A Missouri school board decided Tuesday to shut down a grade school that sits near a contaminated creek after a study funded by law firms involved in a class-action lawsuit found high levels of radioactive material inside the school. The school board, in a statement after the closed meeting, said the remediation is necessary but acknowledged “this is causing …

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