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Dr. Carl Johnson: The Public Health Official Who Challenged Rocky Flats
Dr. Carl Johnson was Jefferson County's public health director when he began investigating plutonium contamination and cancer around Rocky Flats. His controversial research reported higher cancer incidence in areas with greater measured contamination, and his work became entangled with development, property values and his removal from office. Decades after his death, Johnson is increasingly remembered as an important Rocky Flats whistleblower whose questions about public heal

Tiffany Hansen
3 hours ago7 min read
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