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RFK Jr takes MAHA to the kitchen with HHS cooking series promoting healthy meals for under $5

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and chef Andrew Gruel prepare crispy wild Alaskan salmon cakes in the premiere of HHS's new budget-friendly cooking series.

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Commentary | Joseph Mangano: Reviving nuclear power in Vermont would be a health hazard

Vermont is a model for future energy generation. The Vermont Yankee nuclear plant has closed and now over 99 percent of the state’s electricity is from hydroelectric, wind, solar, and

Silent Fallout Narrated By Alec Baldwin

SILENT FALLOUT tells the true story of a dedicated group of female physicians in the 1950s who uncovered the deadly impact of atomic bomb testing through baby teeth studies. Their research helped...

National analysis of cancer mortality and proximity to nuclear power plants in the United States

Nature Communications - ‘Populations residing near nuclear power plants may experience low-level chronic exposure to ionizing radiation through environmental release pathways. In here the...

Proposed nuclear power expansion poses health threat to NY (Guest Opinion by Joseph Mangano)

Epidemiologist questions the wisdom of exposing more New Yorkers to cancer-causing radiation, toxic byproducts of nuclear power generation.

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Cancer risk may increase with proximity to nuclear power plants | Harvard T.H. Chan School of...

In Massachusetts, residential proximity to a nuclear power plant was associated with significantly increased cancer incidence, with risk declining by distance, according to a new Harvard Chan School...

Nuclear worker exposed to radiation after falling into reactor cavity in Michigan

A worker at the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant in Covert, on Michigan’s west side, fell into the reactor cavity this week and had to undergo decontamination after being pulled from the water, accord...

Why a national cancer study near US reactors must be conducted before any new expansion of nuclear...

No national study of the health risks posed by existing US nuclear reactors has been conducted since the late 1980s, despite many reported cases of cancer and other diseases. There will be no safe...

Indian Point Nuke Revival Being Considered — for $10 Billion

The owner of Indian Point, the long-shuttered nuclear plant near New York City, says it’s now reconsidering bringing it back to meet surging power demand.

Robert Alvarez, 76, Dies; Called Attention to Nuclear-Waste Safety (Published 2025)

A self-taught expert, he spent decades working in both nonprofits and the government to expose problems in the production of atomic weapons.

Study uses historic survey to link Coldwater Creek to cancer risk

Using childhood addresses, researchers found that those who lived in close proximity to the contaminated waterway as children were more likely to report they had been diagnosed with the disease.

Atomic waste left kids from this US town at greater cancer risk

Decades after living near a contaminated creek, former residents' confirmation fears may be being validated.

Closing Nuclear Reactors Means Big Improvements in Local Infant Health

Not long ago, the U.S. nuclear power industry was in freefall. Only two reactors had been ordered since 1978, meaning the existing reactors were aging. Old mechanical parts require costly maintenan...