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New RFD Resource: Environmental Exposure Letter for Primary Care Providers
Rocky Flats Downwinders has created a new resource to help community members discuss their environmental exposure history with their doctors. The Environmental Exposure Letter for Primary Care Providers is designed for people who lived, worked, or attended school near the former Rocky Flats nuclear weapons plant. The one-page letter gives healthcare providers a concise overview of Rocky Flats’ operating history, materials associated with the facility, potential long-term heal

Tiffany Hansen
Sep 72 min read


Colorado School Districts Prohibited Field Trips to Rocky Flats
In April 2018, CBS Colorado reported that several Colorado school districts had prohibited school-sponsored field trips to the Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge, the site surrounding the former Rocky Flats nuclear weapons plant. The Denver Public Schools Board brought forward a resolution prohibiting its nearly 100,000 students from participating in field trips to the refuge. Board members cited concerns that visiting the former nuclear weapons site posed too great a risk
Tiffany Hansen
Aug 202 min read
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