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Officials knew Manhattan Project chemicals disposed improperly at Missouri sites, documents reveal

April 29, 2024

April 29, 2024

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Activists and legislators in St. Louis, MO, reinvigorated their call for renewing and expanding the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) now that more facts about toxic waste exposure are out. Just Moms STL used official records to connect the dots between the Manhattan Project and decades-long contamination of local creeks and soil. Sen. Josh Hawley, R.-Mo., is continuing to push for RECA expansion and renewal before it expires. Read more about the new developments and how expanding RECA could help here.

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