Advocates send message to lawmakers during tour of Illinois factory reportedly tied to decades of radiation waste

Advocates and lawmakers toured a factory in Venice, Illinois, to investigate the source of long-standing radiation waste concerns in the community.
Advocates who have been calling for help for years in the Venice community, Missouri and Illinois lawmakers examine the source of radiation waste for the first time
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