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Newly public documents are showing how America’s push for the atomic bomb helped saddle St. Louis with an enduring radioactive waste problem.

Newly public documents are showing how America’s push for the atomic bomb helped saddle St. Louis with an enduring radioactive waste problem.

Two Missouri state representatives plan on holding a press conference Thursday at the Weldon Spring Site Interpretive Center.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The federal government and companies responsible for nuclear bomb production and atomic waste storage sites in the St. Louis area in the mid-20th century were aware

Findings from an investigation into nuclear contamination in the St. Louis region spurred calls for action from state and federal lawmakers.

The AP examined hundreds of pages of internal memos, inspection reports and other items dating to the early 1950s.

Newly public documents are showing how America’s push for the atomic bomb helped saddle St. Louis with an enduring radioactive waste problem. St. Louis was part of a geographically scattered

Newly public documents are showing how America’s push for the atomic bomb helped saddle St. Louis with an enduring radioactive waste problem. St. Louis was part of a geographically scattered

The US and companies responsible for nuclear bomb production and atomic waste in St. Louis were aware of hazard risks but often ignored them, according to documents reviewed by the AP.

Newly public documents are showing how America’s push for the atomic bomb helped saddle St. Louis with an enduring radioactive waste problem. St. Louis was part of a geographically scattered