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Liuan Huska

A person in full body white suit helmet and yellow boots in a pit behind a fence with a sign that reads "danger, no trespassing"

Photo by Erika Bartlett

Environment Trending

FAQ: The Kerr-McGee Factory’s Radioactive Legacy in West Chicago

We answer your questions about thorium and health hazards related to the Rare Earths Facility.

Liuan HuskaJuly 12, 2022

Sandra and Jesse Arzola in front of Sandra's family’s house in West Chicago

Jonathan Aguilar/Borderless Magazine

Environment Investigation Staff pick Trending

West Chicago is Cleaning Up the Last of its Nuclear Contamination. Residents Exposed to Radiation Say ‘It’s Not Over’

A local factory was once the largest producer of thorium in the world. This fall, the “radioactive capital of the Midwest” is doing one last cleanup.

Liuan HuskaJuly 12, 2022

close image of Julieta Alcántar-García wearing a red top with shite flowers and blue accents

Michelle Kanaar/Borderless Magazine

Environment Organizing Trending

The Growing Fight Over a Trash Station in West Chicago

Lack of transparency and concerns over environmental racism are fueling backlash to a waste transfer station in majority Latino West Chicago.

Liuan HuskaMarch 23, 2022

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