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Atomic Days: The Untold Story of the Most Toxic Place in America
The Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington state has become the most toxic site in the Western Hemisphere, yet most Americans are in the dark about the damage their government's nuclear obsession has wrought on the environment and their tax dollars.
Book Details
- Publisher: Haymarket Books
- Publish Date: Oct 11st, 2022
- Pages: 258
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 8.40in - 5.50in - 0.70in - 0.80lb
- EAN: 9781642598285
- Categories: • Public Policy - Environmental Policy• Public Policy - Science & Technology Policy• Disease & Health Issues
About the Author
Frank, Joshua: -
Joshua Frank is an award-winning California-based journalist and coeditor of the political magazine CounterPunch. He is the author of Atomic Days: The Untold Story of the Most Toxic Place in America and a coauthor of several books, including The Big Heat: Earth on the Brink. His work regularly appears in TomDispatch, The Nation, Earth Island Journal, and other outlets.
Praise for this book
"The masterfulness of Frank's work is Pulitzer Prize award-worthy." -New York Journal of Books
"Joshua Frank blows the lid off 'the U.S. government's gargantuan plutonium operation' that 'churned out nearly all of the radioactive fuel used in the country's nuclear arsenal.....' The award-winning journalist makes a compelling case that Hanford has become "the costliest environmental remediation project the world has ever seen, and arguably the most contaminated place on the entire planet." He warns of a potential apocalyptic atomic catastrophe.... As some turn to nuclear power as a supposed solution to the climate emergency, Atomic Days, published in October 2022, reminds readers of the perils of nuclear waste and its difficult disposal." -The Progressive, Best Books of 2022
"Joshua Frank's brilliant Atomic Days, from Haymarket Books, takes us deep into the horrific clogged bowels of the failed technology that is nuclear power....Indeed, for readers truly interested in the future of atomic energy, take a good look at how it plays in Atomic Days. Then ask how soon we can cover the whole damn place with solar panels." -Truthout
"The strong cast of characters, impassioned narrator and animated prose make for compelling reading from start to finish. Whatever you thought you knew about the United States' nuclear past, Atomic Days promises new food for thought. It's a timely and cogent primer on the ongoing but underreported struggle over the nation's most toxic site." -High Country News "Frank's chilling account should certainly disabuse the illusions of anyone out there who still views nuclear energy as a means of producing clean energy and saving the planet." -Morning Star
"Once home to the US's largest plutonium production site, the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington state is laced with 56 million gallons of radioactive waste. The threat of an explosive accident at Hanford is all too real and it could be more catastrophic than Chernobyl. Joshua Frank shines a spotlight on its threat to communities, workers and the global environment." -Green Left
"The Hanford Site haunts the future of the Columbia River Basin, its land, people, plants, and animals. It's a nuclear crime scene that once made atomic weaponry. Joshua Frank dissects that historical crime scene, tracing it back to the colonization of this land while also pointing to the future crimes that may have been unleashed by perpetual radioactive pollution-a silent killer that cannot be seen or smelled and takes thousands of lifetimes to fully neutralize. Frank issues an urgent call to action." -Nick Estes (Lakota), author of Our History Is the Future: Standing Rock Versus the Dakota Access Pipeline, and the Long Tradition of Indigenous Resistance
"One can only hope that Frank's timely retelling of the Hanford story - and its relevance to the larger health, environmental, and security issues of our time - gets the recognition it deserves." -Medicine, Conflict, and Survival
"Joshua Frank's Atomic Days is a brilliantly written, explosive exposé of the most toxic site in the Western hemisphere and most expensive environmental cleanup in world history. He has given us a terrifying look at the radioactive nuclear materials produced at Hanford for four decades, the environmental catastrophe left behind, and the disastrous cleanup efforts that generate huge profits for companies like Bechtel despite lies, fraud and deadly accidents that only generate more corporate profits. But Frank also lifts up the courageous actions of whistleblowers, community watchdogs and Indigenous leaders who can lead the way out o
"Joshua Frank blows the lid off 'the U.S. government's gargantuan plutonium operation' that 'churned out nearly all of the radioactive fuel used in the country's nuclear arsenal.....' The award-winning journalist makes a compelling case that Hanford has become "the costliest environmental remediation project the world has ever seen, and arguably the most contaminated place on the entire planet." He warns of a potential apocalyptic atomic catastrophe.... As some turn to nuclear power as a supposed solution to the climate emergency, Atomic Days, published in October 2022, reminds readers of the perils of nuclear waste and its difficult disposal." -The Progressive, Best Books of 2022
"Joshua Frank's brilliant Atomic Days, from Haymarket Books, takes us deep into the horrific clogged bowels of the failed technology that is nuclear power....Indeed, for readers truly interested in the future of atomic energy, take a good look at how it plays in Atomic Days. Then ask how soon we can cover the whole damn place with solar panels." -Truthout
"The strong cast of characters, impassioned narrator and animated prose make for compelling reading from start to finish. Whatever you thought you knew about the United States' nuclear past, Atomic Days promises new food for thought. It's a timely and cogent primer on the ongoing but underreported struggle over the nation's most toxic site." -High Country News "Frank's chilling account should certainly disabuse the illusions of anyone out there who still views nuclear energy as a means of producing clean energy and saving the planet." -Morning Star
"Once home to the US's largest plutonium production site, the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington state is laced with 56 million gallons of radioactive waste. The threat of an explosive accident at Hanford is all too real and it could be more catastrophic than Chernobyl. Joshua Frank shines a spotlight on its threat to communities, workers and the global environment." -Green Left
"The Hanford Site haunts the future of the Columbia River Basin, its land, people, plants, and animals. It's a nuclear crime scene that once made atomic weaponry. Joshua Frank dissects that historical crime scene, tracing it back to the colonization of this land while also pointing to the future crimes that may have been unleashed by perpetual radioactive pollution-a silent killer that cannot be seen or smelled and takes thousands of lifetimes to fully neutralize. Frank issues an urgent call to action." -Nick Estes (Lakota), author of Our History Is the Future: Standing Rock Versus the Dakota Access Pipeline, and the Long Tradition of Indigenous Resistance
"One can only hope that Frank's timely retelling of the Hanford story - and its relevance to the larger health, environmental, and security issues of our time - gets the recognition it deserves." -Medicine, Conflict, and Survival
"Joshua Frank's Atomic Days is a brilliantly written, explosive exposé of the most toxic site in the Western hemisphere and most expensive environmental cleanup in world history. He has given us a terrifying look at the radioactive nuclear materials produced at Hanford for four decades, the environmental catastrophe left behind, and the disastrous cleanup efforts that generate huge profits for companies like Bechtel despite lies, fraud and deadly accidents that only generate more corporate profits. But Frank also lifts up the courageous actions of whistleblowers, community watchdogs and Indigenous leaders who can lead the way out o