West Lake: The Toxic Leftover of the Manhattan Project @Places302
West Lake: The Toxic Leftover of the Manhattan Project  @Places302
Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Missouri’s West Lake Landfill hides Manhattan Project waste—and it’s burning. Explore Coldwater Creek contamination, cancer clusters, government delays, and a decades-long fight for cleanup, accountability, and justice in radioactive backyard.

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00:00 Introduction
01:33 Coldwater Creek
03:46 The Toxic Quarry
07:45 Nuclear Sludge
10:23 A Nuclear Scandal
13:49 Nuclear Levels of Inactivity
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West Lake: The Toxic Leftover of the Manhattan Project

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