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When Homebuyers Near Rocky Flats Were Given a Federal Warning
In 1979, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development issued a Rocky Flats Advisory Notice informing certain prospective homebuyers near the nuclear weapons plant about off-site plutonium contamination and a radiological emergency-response plan. The federal warning offers a striking glimpse into what residents were told about Rocky Flats—and raises questions about how that information changed over time.

Tiffany Hansen
Oct 54 min read
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