Environmental engineers Juan Alvarado(left) and Dave Guyan test soil samples taken along the banks of Coldwater Creek behind a shopping center in the 400 block N Lindbergh Boulevard in Florissant on Tuesday, April 12, 2016. The samples are tested for radiation at the site before they’re packaged up in metal cans and sent to a lab for further radiation testing. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
People who lived near or played in the contaminated Coldwater Creek in north St. Louis County from the 1960s to the 1990s may have an increased risk of developing certain cancers, a federal report has found. READ MORE
