Murray Acres News Today

Bluestone Coke and other industrial plants have polluted north Birmingham’s Black communities for years. Now, they may settle with local regulators for a fraction of what they face in penalties.

Industrial plants in Birmingham have polluted the air and land in its historic Black communities for over a century.

A mining company and government agencies repeatedly said they’d clean up waste in Homestake, New Mexico. Instead, they’re buying out homeowners.

In five subdivisions outside of Milan, New Mexico, daily life takes place in the shadow of a 22 million ton pile of uranium mill tailings.

<p>Both the Homestake Mining Company and New Mexico state regulators knew almost immediately that a uranium mine opened in 1958 was poisoning local groundwater. They didn't tell local residents, who have been fighting for their lives and for justice. </p>

The “death map” tells the story of decades of sickness in the small northwest New Mexico communities of Murray Acres and Broadview Acres. Turquoise arrows point to homes where residents had thyroid disease, dark blue arrows mark cases of breast cancer, and yellow arrows mean cancer claimed a life. Neighbors built the map a decade ago after watching relatives and friends fall ill and die. Dominating the top right corner of the map, less than half a mile from the cluster of colorful arrows, ...

"Time and again, mining company Homestake and government agencies promised to clean up waste from decades of uranium processing. It didn’t happen. Now they’re trying a new tactic: buying out homeowners to avoid finishing the job."

Time and again, mining company Homestake and government agencies promised to clean up waste from decades of uranium processing. It didn’t happen. Now they’re trying a new tactic: buying out homeowners to avoid finishing the job.

A small community in New Mexico struggles with the long-term health effects related to Cold War-era uranium mining

No Republicans supported the bill. It will now go before the House, where a vote is expected Friday.