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Nuclear Power and the Threat
to Drinking Water

The Fukushima nuclear disaster led to warnings against the consumption of drinking water by vulnerable people as far away as Tokyo, which draws its water from sources 130 miles from the stricken plant.

Frontier Group's report, Too Close to Home, illustrates the dangers posed should a similar accident occur on U.S. soil. Using previously unpublished data, the report finds that 49 million Americans receive their drinking water from systems with intakes within 50 miles of a nuclear power plant - the radius the Nuclear Regulatory Commission uses to assess risk to food and water supplies. The report also highlights the dangers posed by widespread tritium contamination of groundwater around nuclear plants and identifies the U.S. waterways that risk contamination in the event of a massive water discharge of radiation as occurred at Fukushima.

To find out more about nuclear power plants near you, click here for Frontier Group's interactive nuclear power map. (1/24/12)

 (Photo: Phillip Holland)

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New on the Frontier Group Blog

In the Frontier Group blog, Ben Davis celebrates yet another state's big leap toward greater budget and spending transparency, while Jordan Schneider celebrates the Obama administration's decision to bar uranium mining around the Grand Canyon.

In case you missed it, Frontier Group's 2011 Year in Review runs down the news and achievements of the past year and provides a sneak peak at our upcoming work in 2012.

 

California's Solar Cities 2012

California’s solar market is thriving. Ten years ago, solar panels atop roofs were a rarity. Today, solar is taking hold in cities across the state, from coastal metropolises to agricultural and industrial hubs in the Central Valley. California's Solar Cities 2012 provides a snapshot of the development of California’s solar market partway through the year 2011, quantifying the amount of solar power installed by city and recommending further steps toward a clean energy future.

See coverage of the report on the New York Times' Green blog here. (1/24/12) (Photo: Oregon Dept. of Transportation)

 

An Unsustainable Path

Intensive chicken production on Maryland’s Eastern Shore generates large volumes of phosphorus-laden manure that contribute to dead zones in the Chesapeake Bay. An Unsustainable Path explains how Maryland’s current approach to protecting the bay from phosphorus pollution is inadequate and how the state must end the practice of spreading chicken manure on farmland that is likely to pollute the bay. (photo: Jane Thomas, IAN Image Library) (12/28/11)