08/07/2024

How a U.S. Health Agency Became a Shield for Polluters

The Manhattan Project's waste ended up in a Missouri landfill

When they bought their homes in the Spanish Village neighborhood northwest of St. Louis, many residents had no idea a radioactive landfill sat less than a mile away.

Health conditions mounted over the years, suggesting something was not right.

Reuters reporters tracked down current or former residents of half of the neighborhood's 92 homes. At least 33 of those people have been diagnosed since the 1980s with types of cancer that have been linked to radiation.

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