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My first thought

If only there was a way to not create nuclear waste.

great question

honestly some of that depends on how many people read our story, build on our reporting, or talk to their representatives about it

Unfortunately it usually takes years of lawsuits to stop companies from poisoning us, our government doesn’t give a shit if children get cancer.

Now, the site is being probed by Detective Dana Ames, an investigator for Johnson County, over whether the county has a public health crisis. Ames is a rare rural Texas law enforcement officer with experience handling complex environmental crime cases.

what in gods name

Replying to @thebarbedwire.com: Look you, the earth itself now turns informer, and what is buried speaks in children's bones. Some men build their fortunes upon graves and call it progress.

Whistleblower Lee Oldham reveals a toxic secret: an elementary school and 2,500 homes in North Texas were built atop radioactive fracking waste. His exposure "melted" his bones, an effect of radium. TX regulators have no maps of where this waste is buried. But yes, let markets self-regulate.

right??

Thank you for this enlightening and frightening article. Just incredibly well written and researched.