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When will RFK jr swim in this radioactive creek?

Jason Weisberger
Jul 21, 2025
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Children who lived near the creek polluted with atomic waste from WWII were far more likely to contract cancer than those who lived farther away, according to a study of St. Louis' Coldwater Creek.

"We actually saw something quite dramatic, not only elevated risk of cancer, but one that increased steadily in a sort of dose-response manner the closer the …

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