Health Dec 20 ‘This is a moral failure.’ A Missouri community says leftover radioactive waste is making them sick By Gabrielle Hays
Politics Mar 07 Senate passes bill to compensate Americans exposed to radiation by the government The Senate has passed legislation that would compensate Americans exposed to radiation by the government by renewing a law initially passed more than three decades ago. By Mary Clare Jalonick, Jim Salter, Associated Press
Science Sep 13 French regulators say iPhone 12 emits too much radiation, Apple must take it off market French regulators have ordered Apple to stop selling the iPhone 12, saying it emits electromagnetic radiation levels that are above European Union standards for exposure. By Kelvin Chan, Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press
Nation Oct 17 Radioactive waste found at Missouri elementary school Environmental investigation consultants have found significant radioactive contamination at an elementary school in suburban St. Louis where nuclear weapons were produced during World War II. By Jim Salter, Associated Press
World Mar 31 Ukraine power company says Russians are leaving Chernobyl site after radiation exposure The site operator says the exit comes after soldiers got "significant doses" of radiation from digging trenches at the highly contaminated site. By Nebi Qena, Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press
Dec 11 Watch 7:12 How radio frequency waves ended a CIA officer’s career The mysterious ailments that afflicted U.S. employees in Cuba and China in 2016 and 2017 were likely due to “pulsed radio frequency energy,” a new report found. Intelligence officials say Russia is the most likely culprit. Nick Schifrin spoke with… Continue watching
Aug 13 Watch 10:55 What we know about deadly radiation explosion at Russian military site An explosion at a Russian missile testing site last week killed at least seven people and caused widespread fears of a radiation leak. While officials offered little clarity, analysts believe the Russians were testing a nuclear-powered cruise missile – one… Continue watching
Oct 20 Why radiation protection experts are concerned over EPA proposal By Ferenc Dalnoki-Veress, The Conversation The Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency solicited the advice of a controversial toxicologist, Edward Calabrese, to consider changes to how it regulates radiation. Continue reading
Oct 02 Trump’s EPA is moving to weaken regulation on radiation exposure By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press The Trump administration is turning to scientific outliers who argue that a bit of radiation damage is actually good for you — like a little bit of sunlight. Continue reading
Jul 24 California wines contain Fukushima radiation, and it’s not a bad thing By Amanda Grennell In the wake of the Fukushima nuclear plant disaster, cesium-137 made its way through the atmosphere to vineyards in Napa Valley. But the small amount of radiation poses more of a threat to wine counterfeiters than to your body. Continue reading