A study, initiated by the Environmental Protection Agency but never released to the public, documents high radioactivity in more than a hundred communities where uranium tailings were used as construction fill material.
How Grinnell and the buffalo rescued Yellowstone
George Bird Grinnell, commissioned to explore the newly formed Yellowstone National Park and report on its wonders, found in the buffalo a concrete symbol to generate deep public sentiment. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/12.2/download-entire-issue
Study of radioactive homes ‘lost’ for eight years
A study, initiated by the Environmental Protection Agency but never released to the public, documents high radioactivity in more than a hundred communities where uranium tailings were used as construction fill material. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/12.2/download-entire-issue
Teapot Dome earns big as private drillers steam
Oil pumped from the federal oil reserve at Teapot Dome, Wyoming, sells at prices six times higher than oil from adjacent private fields because of price controls. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/12.2/download-entire-issue