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In cover of the pandemic: Advocates raise questions about proposal to allow some nuclear waste to be disposed in landfills

Community Rights, Corruption, Crony Capitalism, Health, News / January 2, 2023

Trump Administration floats nuclear waste dumps in municipal landfills to save costs for industry…..“NRC’s action could transform most municipal dumps into radioactive repositories, with essentially no safeguards for workers, nearby residents, or adjoining water tables,” he said. “ Advocates raise questions about proposal to allow some nuclear waste to be disposed in landfills By Rachel Frazin …

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In cover of the pandemic: Advocates raise questions about proposal to allow some nuclear waste to be disposed in landfills

Community Rights, Corruption, Crony Capitalism, Health, News / January 9, 2023

Trump Administration floats nuclear waste dumps in municipal landfills to save costs for industry…..“NRC’s action could transform most municipal dumps into radioactive repositories, with essentially no safeguards for workers, nearby residents, or adjoining water tables,” he said. “ Advocates raise questions about proposal to allow some nuclear waste to be disposed in landfills By Rachel Frazin …

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EPA Adopts Fringe Science Claim That Small Doses of Pollution Are Healthy

Climate, Crony Capitalism, Health, News, Social Equity / February 23, 2019

This is NOT a hoax: “Industry has been pushing for this for a long time,” George Washington University professor of environmental and occupational health David Michaels told the LA Times. “Not just the chemical industry, but the radiation and tobacco industries too. Calabrese’s role in the EPA’s proposal illustrates how the Trump administration has pursued …

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Investigation: Clorox Selling Pool Salt Made From Fracking Wastewater

Community Rights, Food, Health, News / February 16, 2019

“Starting in 2015, before it was possible for Eureka to use the salt byproduct for pools, they sold over 4,000 tons of feedstock to Cargill. The radioactive material in fracking wastewater, such as radium-226, can be 1000 times or greater than what’s considered safe for drinking water. But discussion about fracking and radioactivity rarely makes the national …

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