Developing evidence from a number of independent sources suggests that the negative consequences of the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster are far greater than first acknowledged or understood. An estimated 14,000 excess deaths in the United States are linked to the radioactive fallout in Japan,
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An estimated 14,000 excess deaths in the United States are linked to the radioactive fallout from the disaster at the Fukushima nuclear reactors in Japan, according to a major new…
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The American military presence in Afghanistan consists of fleets of aircraft, helicopters, armored vehicles, weapons, equipment, troops and facilities. Since 2001, they have generated millions of kilograms of hazardous, toxic…
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More than rainfall may have contributed to the devastating floods in Pakistan this past summer. Illegal breaches of embankments, canals and dykes along the Indus River contributed to the destruction…
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One year after an earthquake devastated Haiti, much of the promised relief and reconstruction aid has not reached those most in need. The details of a recent lawsuit, as reported…