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Where Does All The Radioactive Fracking Waste Go?

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Those levels are more than 400 times the protective health limits designated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for toxic Superfund sites and uranium mills, where fuel for nuclear bombs was once assembled. DeSilva, the RRC Director of Communications.

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The Railroad Industry Loved Modern Brakes and Safety, Until They Didn’t

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In 2014, speaking about the spate of oil train disasters that were occuring, NTSB chair Deborah Hersman told the Associated Press that, “We know the steps that will prevent or mitigate these accidents. But then they decided they preferred making bigger profits than protecting the public.