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U.S. Senate votes to expand coverage for atomic bomb-related illness to St. Louis
Private companies and the federal government for decades failed to take actions to protect St. Louis residents from nuclear waste, an investigation by The Missouri Independent, MuckRock and The Associated Press finds.
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Using data to track maternal mortality rates and “near misses”
Prompted by the release of data by MuckRock, reporters at The News & Observer set out to examine why more women in the U.S. and North Carolina are dying of pregnancy-related complications.
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Read the thousands of documents journalists used to investigate St. Louis radioactive waste
MuckRock and The Missouri Independent are making all of the government documents it obtained as part of its “Atomic Fallout” investigation into the St. Louis region’s 75-year history with nuclear waste public and searchable.
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Hawley demands St. Louis nuclear cleanup, faces questions on his environmental record
U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley renewed his call for the federal government to compensate St. Louis-area residents who have become ill from exposure to radioactive contamination. But he also faced new questions about his environmental record during his tenure as Missouri Attorney General
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New findings inspire state, federal lawmakers to demand action on St. Louis radioactive waste
The public pressure from a bipartisan group of elected officials follows an investigation by The Independent, MuckRock and the Associated Press into the legacy of radioactive contamination in the St. Louis region.
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‘Atomic Fallout’: Records reveal government downplayed, ignored health risks of St. Louis radioactive waste for decades
The Missouri Independent, MuckRock and The Associated Press spent months combing through thousands of pages of previously-unreleased government records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act that show radioactive waste was known to pose a threat to people living near Coldwater Creek as early as 1949. But federal officials repeatedly wrote potential risks off as ‘slight,’ ‘minimal’ or ‘low-level.’
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Mapping Manhattan Project radioactive waste across the St. Louis region
In partnership with The Missouri Independent and The Associated Press, MuckRock mapped various radioactive waste sites in the St. Louis area, over the past 75 years.
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Five revelations about St. Louis’ history with radioactive waste
The Missouri Independent and MuckRock spent months scouring thousands of pages of government records about St. Louis’ involvement in the race to build an atomic bomb during World War II and decades of environmental contamination that followed.
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For one month only, the MuckRock swag store returns with a twist
MuckRock’s legendary swag store shut down in 2021, but for one-month only, we’re bringing it back, with some caveats: You won’t know exactly what you’re getting until it arrives. On the upside, Pro and Org users can get free and deeply discounted transparency goodies, so order today!