Missouri Community and Its Children Grappling With Conflicting Nuclear Waste...
EDITORIAL UPDATE, 12/16/22: this blog was updated from a previously published version. This version contains content updates and includes new information from Coldwater Creek area community members....
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In honor of Human Rights Day on December 10, the Union of Concerned Scientists feels it is important to discuss and address the limited rights of African immigrants in the Global North as it pertains...
View ArticleCold War Nuclear Weapons Put St. Louis Community At Risk—in 2023
Current-day residents near St. Louis, Missouri, are living with chronic health conditions and an increased cancer burden due to contamination from uranium mining and processes used in the production...
View ArticleThe Global South is Leading the Way in Being A Nuclear Weapon Free Zone
An interview with María Antonieta Jáquez Huacuja from the Secretariat for Foreign Affairs of Mexico and Martha Mariana Mendoza Basulto from the Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin...
View ArticleSenate Passes Bill to Help Nuclear Testing Victims, But The Fight for Nuclear...
An interview with Lilly Adams and Dr. Kim Visintine from Coldwater Creek: Just The Facts Please. We also present quotes shared from impacted community members. As audiences learn about the science...
View ArticleNuclear Frontline Communities Understand Cumulative Burdens—Let’s Get...
An interview blog with Christen Commuso, Community Outreach Specialist for St. Louis at the Missouri Coalition for the Environment. Nuclear frontline communities are people and communities directly...
View ArticleA Call for Government Agencies to Fill Research Gaps on Women’s Health
While women represent 50.4% of the US population, the costs of chronic conditions on women are likely underestimated due to underrepresentation of women in medical research. To date, much of what is...
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