After a nuclear catastrophe, radiation contaminates soil, water, and entire ecosystems, creating environments toxic to human ...

Town of Niagara residents demanded state and federal officials deem their neighborhood a Superfund site after the discovery ...

Niagara County residents recently warned by state and federal environmental regulators that their properties were ...

An accident at the lab that produces America’s nuclear bomb cores could lead to more fatalities than previously estimated by ...

Hello! I'm the Chief Investigator for the 7 News I-Team. If you have a story idea, please email me at Ed.Drantch@wkbw.com TOWN OF NIAGARA, N.Y. (WKBW) — A Town of Niagara woman says the New York State ...

HAZELWOOD, Mo. — For 13 years, Dawn Chapman and other St. Louis-area moms have fought to uncover the full damage caused by radioactive contamination throughout the region. Their fight hasn't been in ...

The former Reserve at Winding Creek Apartments sit vacant in Hazelwood on Friday, May 8, 2026. The Army Corps of Engineers found radioactive waste from Coldwater Creek beneath the complex clubhouse.

When nuclear accidents happen, many people imagine radiation spreading everywhere and lasting forever. The reality is more complex. Radioactive materials move, change and sometimes disappear faster ...

HAZELWOOD, Mo. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has made new discoveries in its ongoing testing for radioactive waste in north St. Louis County, Missouri. This site sits near Coldwater Creek, which ...

HAZELWOOD, Mo. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) continues testing for radioactive waste in north St. Louis County. This time, crews are working at a former apartment complex in Hazelwood.