ST. LOUIS (AP) 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 docum.
New reporting about an old issue — nuclear contamination in the St. Louis region stretching back to the World War II era — has prompted bipartisan demands that the federal
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.
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