Mind the "Don't Eat The Fish" signs.
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| Don't Let Government Get Away With Poisoning Americans: Hawley |
| 2023-12-06 |
| [ZERO] This year, Americans had the opportunity to revisit the origins of our nation’s nuclear program with the blockbuster film "Oppenheimer." But there’s one story line that didn’t make the big screen: those Americans who are still paying the price. For decades, the federal government poisoned an untold number of its citizens through our atomic program. It happened everywhere, impacting uranium mine workers in Texas, Native Americans living downwind from nuclear tests in the Mountain West, and communities exposed to Manhattan Project waste in Missouri. And that’s just a small sample. Thousands more were poisoned, sickened, and died. Lives were broken — all because our government was careless, and then covered it up. Now, the law that delivers some justice and compensation to these victims is about to expire. Congress must include a reauthorization of this life-changing program as part of the annual defense bill. It’s our chance to give justice to victims who have been silenced and forgotten for years. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #8 When I was at Oak Ridge... Hydraulic mining |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2023-12-06 14:15 |
| #7 in the beginning, there was ignorance, after that.....? |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2023-12-06 12:51 |
| #6 Will there be a similar Covid vax program? |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2023-12-06 12:32 |
| #5 When I was at Oak Ridge we were asked to figure out a way to dig up contaminated dirt without using machinery and without exposing workers to the dirt. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2023-12-06 11:25 |
| #4 US seeks alternative to bomb-grade uranium in Navy vessels |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2023-12-06 10:05 |
| #3 Air Force expanding review of cancers in nuclear missile community |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2023-12-06 07:41 |
| #2 Had an Uncle that worked the Savannah River Plant in the 50-60's. He frequently came home in a paper suit. He died of cancer 1st and then her 5 years later. To give y'all an idea of how Rad-Hot the even the dumped stuff was. In the 1960's there was a incident of a covey of Quail found dead after crossing a waste disposal site on a side road. They killed even the Buzzards that came in to feast and dug up the road and brought in fresh dirt and pavement. Checkout "Cold War Patriots" |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2023-12-06 06:17 |
| #1 In my home state of Missouri, mismanaged nuclear waste from the Manhattan Project era sat exposed for years and contaminated communities in the St. Louis region – and now these areas have elevated cancer rates. Mind the "Don't Eat The Fish" signs. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2023-12-06 02:50 |