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In ruins: Runit Dome and the futures of Marshall Islands

Anthropocene, Climate Change and Nuclear Power, Editor's choice, Environmental Impacts of Nuclear Power, Nuclear and water, Nuclear Anthropocene, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear History, Nuclear Tests, Nuclear Waste July 24, 2024 at 8:53 pm 0 comments

Tibi Puiu | ZME Science The Pacific is still facing nuclear blight nearly 70 years since the last test. Many see the Runit Dome as a ticking time bomb. Runit Dome in 2019. Credit: LA Times. In the heart of the Pacific Ocean lies the Marshall Islands, a picturesqueRead More

Chalk River protests: Canada’s indigenous communities struggle against proposed nuclear dump

Antinuclear Movement, Canada, Climate Change and Nuclear Power, Community Updates, Environmental Impacts of Nuclear Power, International, Nuclear and water July 23, 2024 at 9:24 pm 0 comments

Jacksen Friske | Canadian Geographic Protesters gather outside of the Supreme Court to oppose nuclear dump development near Ottawa River Protester Dan Nisbet standing in support with his pet dog. (Photo: Jacksen Friske) Protesters recently gathered outside the Supreme Court of Canada in Ottawa to support the legalRead More

Climate Change will Unearth Buried Nuclear Waste: US Federal Accountability Office

Anthropocene, Climate Change and Nuclear Power, Environmental Impacts of Nuclear Power, Nuclear Age, Nuclear America, Nuclear and Animals, Nuclear and Food, Nuclear and non-humans, Nuclear and Society, Nuclear and water, Nuclear Anthropocene, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear History, Nuclear Safety, Nuclear Technology, Nuclear Waste March 1, 2024 at 5:41 pm 0 comments

Climate change could unearth buried US nuclear waste Anita Hofschneider | Mother Jones This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Ariana Tibon was in college at the University of Hawaiʻi in 2017 when she saw the photo online: a black-and-white picture of a manRead More

The German government paid over $500,000 to hunters in 2009 for wild boar that had to be destroyed after traces of radioactivity were found.

Germany’s Radioactive Wild Boars

Anthropocene, Chernobyl, Environmental Impacts of Nuclear Power, Europe, Homepage, Nuclear and Animals, Nuclear and non-humans, Nuclear Anthropocene, Nuclear Tests September 14, 2023 at 8:55 pm 0 comments

Will Sullivan | Smithsonian Magazine Fallout from nuclear tests conducted in the mid-20th century may contribute to the high levels of radiation seen in the animals today, a new study finds. From weapons tests to destructive accidents at power plants, human nuclear activity has contaminated the Earth with radioactive material.Read More