A creek with atomic waste from WWII is linked to increased cancer risk
Summary
A study found that children who lived near Coldwater Creek in St. Louis, polluted with atomic bomb waste from the 1940s to the 1960s, had a higher chance of developing cancer during their lifetime. The discovery supports concerns about the creek's health hazards and comes as new legislation was passed to compensate affected people.Key Facts
- Children near Coldwater Creek were more likely to get cancer than those farther away.
- The study appeared in JAMA Network Open, a medical journal.
- Radioactive waste from atomic bomb development during WWII was left near Coldwater Creek in the 1940s.
- The "One Big Beautiful Bill" includes compensation for St. Louis residents affected by radiation exposure.
- Survivors of radiation-linked cancers will receive $50,000, and families of those who died will get $25,000.
- The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act expired after previously paying out billions to affected individuals.
- U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley included the new compensation provision in a recent budget bill.
- The study used data from the St. Louis Baby Tooth Survey, involving baby teeth from people born between 1945 and 1966.
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