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A Uranium Ghost Town in the Making

Circle of Blue

The failures at Homestake are emblematic of the toxic legacy of the American uranium industry, one that has been well-documented from its boom during the Cold War until falling uranium prices and concerns over the dangers of nuclear power decimated the industry in the 1980s. All the houses are going to be gone. There will be nothing.”.

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Environmental Perspectives

Environmental Science

In general, environmental data are organized according to media, such as air or groundwater, analytical fraction, such as VOCs, and sampling round, such as 2014 data. There are 90 MCLs, including for specific chemicals, microbes, and properties such as radiation. Soil data are probably least sensitive to time.