Giant nuclear waste dump in Pennsylvania set to be dug up after decades of lawsuits and public outcry

After decades of cancer cases and public outcry, the federal government this week will begin the long-awaited cleanup of a nuclear waste dump in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. The site in Apollo served as a dumping ground for hundreds of 55-gallon drums containing radioactive nuclear waste.  Now, after decades of protests, cancer cases and multi-million-dollar class action … Read more

Giant nuclear waste dump in Pennsylvania set to be dug up after decades of lawsuits and public outcry

After decades of cancer cases and public outcry, the federal government this week will begin the long-awaited cleanup of a nuclear waste dump in Armstrong County.  The site in Apollo was a dumping ground for hundreds of 55-gallon drums containing radioactive nuclear waste. But come this week, a half-billion-dollar project to safely remove it will finally … Read more