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World Aug 05

Fears rise over Japan’s upcoming release of Fukushima nuclear wastewater

By Rebecca Bundhun

Nation Jun 20

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Supreme Court rejects appeal from veterans seeking disability benefits after radiation exposure

A federal appeals court rejected the class-action claims. The Supreme Court’s action leaves that ruling in place.

By Associated Press

World Feb 07

People pray for atomic bomb victims in front of the cenotaph for the victims of the 1945 atomic bombing, at Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan, August 6, 2017, on the 72nd anniversary of the atomic bombing of the city. Photo by Kyodo/via REUTERS
Court denies aid for Hiroshima atomic bomb survivors’ children

A Japanese court has rejected a damage suit filed by a group of children of Hiroshima atomic bombing survivors seeking government support for medical costs, saying the hereditary impact of radiation exposure is still unknown.

By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press

Nation Oct 20

Radiation Hazard Sign in the Red Forest - Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine
Feds to conduct further testing for radioactive contamination in Missouri school

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will conduct new testing at a Missouri grade school to learn more about the level of radioactive contamination in the school and on its playground.

By Jim Salter, Associated Press

Nation Oct 19

South Coast Air Quality Management District's Radnet sampler, which is monitoring the level of radioactive particles, is shown in Anaheim, California March 17, 2011. Small amounts of radioactive isotope from Japanese nuclear power stations are expected to hit Southern California late Friday. Photo by Lucy Nicholson/REUTERS
Medical guidance sought after radioactive contamination closes school

Coldwater Creek runs directly behind Jana Elementary. The creek was contaminated in the 1940s and 1950s when waste from atomic bomb material manufactured in St. Louis got into the waterway.

By Jim Salter, Associated Press

Aug 08

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Residents in the Southwest struggle with the health effects of nuclear ore extraction

By Stephanie Sy, Lena I. Jackson, Frank Carlson

Residents of the Southwest including many Indigenous people have for years been exposed to high levels of radiation from uranium extraction and refining, a toxic legacy from the Cold War's weapons program and nuclear power generation. Stephanie Sy reports in…

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