Westword Article 8/26/2020
Doom With a View: Jeffco Health Director Looks Back on Rocky Flats Click here to read the full Westword Article, an excerpt by Dr. Mark Johnson from the new book Doom with a View “You and Jefferson County killed my husband!” The woman on the telephone was almost screaming now. The emotional anger and mental agony were palpable as she spat the words at me. “I will never talk to you or anyone from Jefferson County,” she shouted as she slammed her telephone receiver down. It was
ACTION ALERT: Send comments to USFWS opposing the Rocky Mountain Greenway by July 30th
Background: The Rocky Mountain Greenway is a proposed mountain bike trail that would be built through contaminated land adjacent to the former nuclear weapons plant, Rocky Flats, 16 miles North West of Denver. If built, this trail would endanger public health by exposing trail workers and the public to respirable particles of plutonium dioxide and other contaminants left in the environment from nuclear bomb production at Rocky Flats. Please send a statement to USFWS opposing
Update Regarding Rocky Flats Hot Particle Study
for immediate release, Thursday, April 9, 2020 NEW RESEARCH FINDS PLUTONIUM “HOT PARTICLES” ARE “PERVASIVE” IN SOIL NEAR FORMER ROCKY FLATS NUCLEAR SITE INCREASING RISK OF RADIOACTIVE EXPOSURE FROM INHALATION; ACTIVISTS SEEK PARKWAY PROJECT HALT TO PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH for further information: Dr. Michael Ketterer Michael.ketterer@nau.edu Christopher Allred (303) 444-6981 Bob Schaeffer (239) 395-6773 A new analysis of soil from near the former Rocky Flats nuclear weap
Broomfield City Council Voted Unanimously to Withdraw from the Jefferson Parkway 2/25/2020
Click here to view a video of the meeting Click here for a copy of the signed Resolution 2020-82 Giving Notice of Withdrawal from the Jefferson Parkway Public Highway Authority This is a major victory for the citizens and grassroots activists who have consistently warned against the dangers of construction near the contaminated former nuclear weapons plant Rocky Flats. The leadership in Broomfield has set a new precedent regarding the Precautionary Principle and protecting pu
ACTION ALERT: Call On Jefferson County to Stop Funding for the Jefferson Parkway in their 2020 Budge
This map shows the proposed route of the Jefferson Parkway along Indiana St. compared with plutonium contamination outlined on the Krey Hardy Map. Click here for additional information from a paper written by Randy Stafford, member of the Jefferson Parkway Advisory Committee. Jefferson County Commissioners Public Hearing regarding the 2020 Budget When: Tuesday, November 12th, 8am Where: Jefferson County Administration and Courts Building, 100 Jefferson County Parkway, Golden
ACTION ALERT: Call on Broomfield to Stop Funding for the Jefferson Parkway in their 2020 Budget
This map shows the proposed route of the Jefferson Parkway along Indiana St. compared with plutonium contamination outlined on the Krey Hardy Map. Click here for additional information from a paper written by Randy Stafford, member of the Jefferson Parkway Advisory Committee. Broomfield City Council When: Tuesday October 22nd, 6:00pm Where: George Di Ciero City and County Building 1 DesCombes Drive Broomfield, CO 80020 Email the Broomfield City Council at: council@broomfiel
Press Release: New Research about "Hot Particles" of Plutonium at Rocky Flats National Wi
Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center for immediate release, Thursday, September 12, 2019 NEW RESEARCH FINDS SIX MORE “HOT PARTICLES” OF PLUTONIUM AT ROCKY FLATS WILDLIFE REFUGE;
ADVOCATES URGE CLOSING SITE TO VISITORS, HALTING PARKWAY PLAN
PENDING FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF CONTAMINATION AND HEALTH RISK for further information:
Dr. Michael Ketterer Michael.ketterer@nau.edu
Christopher Allred (303)
Jefferson Parkway Update: BROOMFIELD VOTE DELAYED INDEFINITELY
Broomfield Removed Jefferson Parkway Funding From Their Agenda September 1st 2019 Our organizing is working. Thank you to everyone in the community who has brought their voice to this important public health issue. We have successfully delayed funding for the Jefferson Parkway. During this time, the community and local governments have had more time to study the impacts from Rocky Flats. Please stay tuned for next steps to continue organizing. ACTION ALERT: Please email the B
ACTION ALERT: Call on Broomfield to Stop Funding for the Jefferson Parkway. Vote Scheduled for Sept
This map shows the proposed route of the Jefferson Parkway along Indiana St. compared with plutonium contamination outlined on the Krey Hardy Map. Click here for additional information from a paper written by Randy Stafford, member of the Jefferson Parkway Advisory Committee. September 10th, Broomfield City Council When: Tuesday September 10th, 6:00pm Where: George Di Ciero City and County Building 1 DesCombes Drive Broomfield, CO 80020 Email the Broomfield City Council at:
Rocky Flats Recent News Coverage
Westword - The Controversy Over Rocky Flats Just Got Hotter - August 20th 2019 My SanAntonio - Plutonium found in Colorado soil; 2nd test shows lower level - August 20th 2019 Denver Post - Plutonium in soil sample near Rocky Flats five times higher than cleanup standard - August 20th 2019
9 News - A soil sample near Rocky Flats had 5 times the cleanup standard for plutonium. Here's why you shouldn't freak out. - August 20th 2019
4 CBS Denver - ‘I Think It’s Inevitable’: Dr.