They didn't know their backyard creek carried nuclear waste. Now, they're dying of cancer.

Uranium produced in St. Louis was used for the secretive Manhattan Project. Leftover waste was dumped around the city.

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1 ton of waste from enriching uranium during the Manhattan project, spread over 82 sites around St. Louis. WTF
Holy shit

I've driven through here for years, I had no idea
- sorry about your southern exposure
"A little Chernobyl over here, a little over there... I can do it for less!" -some long dead cunt