By Theodora Filis In 2001, 85,000 baby teeth were found in the Tyson Valley in St. Louis. They were part of 320,000 baby teeth collected for a project half a century earlier. Few people now know that the continental US is radioactive . The US has conducted more than 100 atmospheric nuclear tests at home and more than 100 in the Pacific. Ironically, vast amounts of radioactive material generated by nuclear testing ended up in the US. The Environmental Protection Agency raised alarm over high levels of strontium-90. And, health advocates are accusing the Navy of covering up radioactive waste they say contains dangerous levels of strontium-90 . The Navy is planning to turn over the radioactive wasteland , a 40-acre former shipyard parcel in San Francisco’s waterside Hunters Point neighborhood , to the city as early as next year and could be used for residential redevelopment. The accusations stem from 2021 Navy testing that found 23 samples from the property showing high levels of str
It is imperative we all pay attention to the impact of our collective and personal actions on the environment. During the next decade, our global community will be unable to deal effectively with the formidable environmental challenges posed by decades of environmental mismanagement. There are many environmental issues I write about in this blog, some will scare you, and it is my hope, these articles will give you a reason to question and search for answers.