U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley said Thursday he is drafting a bill to create a fund to pay for the medical care of radioactive contamination victims in the region.
Nuclear contamination in the St. Louis region dates back to the 1940s. Documents show leaders of Mallinckrodt Chemical Works, which processed uranium in St. Louis, knew of the contamination risks in 1949.
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
Newly public documents are showing how America’s push for the atomic bomb helped saddle St. Louis with an enduring radioactive waste problem. St. Louis was part of a geographically scattered
Newly public documents are showing how America’s push for the atomic bomb helped saddle St. Louis with an enduring radioactive waste problem. St. Louis was part of a geographically scattered