Radiation and Public Health Project

Photo of Christie and Joseph Mangano, at 2008 RPHP luncheon	Christie Brinkley discusses RPHP in the cover story of the June 2010 Ladies Home Journal As an activist concerned about the dangers of nuclear power plants, she can knowledgeably cite facts and figures about the issue.
"Christie cares, but it's more than that," says Joseph Mangano, the executive director of the Radiation and Public Health Project, of which Brinkley is a board member."The issues we deal with are very sophisticated. Christie is very fluent in discussing Strontium 90 and children's cancer rates." Even with the stresses of recent years, she has remained committed to that cause and pragmatic about using her celebrity to gain media attention. "I know when I go someplace that they're going to want to find out about what I'm wearing instead of what I'm saying," Brinkley says. "But to be able to get something about a nuclear power plant on Extra or Access Hollywood is incredible." Click here to read the article in the Lady's Home Journal

On April 26, 2011, RPHP held its annual lunch meeting and fundraiser in New York City. Speakers included actor Alec Baldwin and University of South Carolina professor Tim Mousseau. Click here for more photos

RPHP Finds Early Evidence of Link Between Japan Fallout and U.S. Infant Death Risk

RPHP members Joseph Mangano and Janette Sherman have published a report with preliminary information showing rising infant deaths in areas hardest hit by Japanese fallout. Using CDC data, the researchers found a 35% rise in the Pacific Northwest and a 48% rise in Philadelphia.

Click here to view the Fox-TV June 16 report on the results in Philadelphia
Click here to view the press release on Philadelphia results
Click here to view the press release on results in the Pacific Northwest
Click here to view the report on results in the Pacific Northwest
Click here to read the article in the June 8 issue of San Francisco Bay View
Click here to read the article in the June 10-12 edition of Counter Punch

RPHP Responds to the Nuclear Meltdowns in Japan
Please Read Our Press Releases on Contamination and Health Risk

RPHP analyzed official EPA data on Japan radiation that drifted to the U.S., and found it is 20 times above normal in the air and precipitation. Levels in Idaho are about 100 times above normal. This suggests that Americans born later in 2011 will have higher rates of infant deaths, low weight births, cancer, and other conditions, which is what occurred after the Chernobyl plume drifted over the U.S. in 1986.

Click here to read the March 14 2011 press release
Click here to read the March 21 2011 press release
Click here to see the April 7 press release on Iodine levels from Japan in U.S. air and water

Counterpunch: Baby Tooth Science
Joseph Mangano MPH MBA
Radiation and Public Health Project
December 22, 2010
Joseph Mangano explains the importance of RPHP's most recent research on cancer risk to Baby Boomers from atomic bomb fallout.
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The New York Times writes a story about the latest RPHP journal article on the link between atom bomb fallout and cancer.
The study used baby teeth from St. Louis "Baby Boomers" born in the 1950s. The article titled Study of Baby Teeth Sees Radiation Effects is by MATTHEW L. WALD.
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See also the article by NANCY CAMBRIA at the St. Louis Post Dispatch entitled WU study on baby teeth here gets boost.
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See below for the article itself

Bomb Testing and Cancer
A new and important article on the link between atomic bomb testing and cancer was published in The International Journal of Health Services on December 1st, 2010. The article is by Joseph Mangano and Dr. Janette Sherman.
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20,000 Excess Cancer Cases in 15 Years Near Indian Point: New Report Suggests Radiation Exposure May Be One Cause
Joseph J. Mangano MPH MBA
Radiation and Public Health Project
November 18, 2010
Cancer incidence rates in the four counties closest to the Indian Point nuclear plant have risen much more rapidly than U.S. rates since the early 1990s, according to a report released today. If trends in local rates had equaled U.S. trends, over 20,000 fewer local residents would have been diagnosed with the disease.
Click here to read the full report

Read our many editorials in 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007 and 2006 warning about the health risks of building new nuclear reactors.
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America's Eggshell Nukes
Harvey Wasserman
The Huffington Post
Monday, November 15, 2010
"The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has made it clear that America's 104 licensed atomic power reactors are not accidents waiting to happen. They are accidents in progress. And proposals to build a "new generation" of reactors are not mere scams. They comprise a predictable plan for permanent national bankruptcy."
(Note that Executive Director Joseph Mangano and Board Member Robert Alvarez are quoted in this article.)
Click here to read the entire article

RPHP's Fundraising Luncheon
RPHP’s annual fundraising luncheon was held at the Rosa Mexicano NYC on April 27th and it was definitely a success! The speakers, Alec Baldwin and Donald Louria, were terrific, and the attendance was our best ever. Many thanks to all of you who support the research work of Radiation and Public Health Project.

Alec Baldwin addresses RPHP annual meeting, as Executive Director Joseph Mangano listens

Dr. Donald Louria addresses RPHP annual meeting

Supporters of RPHP at 2010 Annual Meeting

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Dr. Kristin Shrader-Frechette has been a long time supporter of RPHP. She is a Professor of Philosophy and Concurrent Professor of Biological Sciences at Notre Dame University, and the author of 380 articles and 15 books. An expert in physics and mathematics, and is director of the Center for Environmental Justice and Children's Health at Notre Dame.
She recently said about RPHP

For years, I have used several of your articles and one of your books in my classes, and I cite you (tons of times) in my new book Nuclear Power and Climate Change which Oxford will soon publish - in 2010 or 2011. You have done magnificent work, and citizens everywhere are in your debt.

Click here to visit her website and to learn more about her important work in the fields of health, envirnment and philosophy
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RPHP research associate Janette Sherman edits an important new book on the Chernobyl Catastrophe
Click here for more information about the book
Click here to read Karl Grossman's powerful review of the book
Click to read the review at the Environment News Service

The Human Costs of Nuclear Power
Alec Baldwin
Huffington Post, Sunday, April 11, 2010
This article, The third by Mr. Baldwin at the Huffington Post in the past two months, focuses on the work of RPHP. particularly the research that indicates that there are no safe levels of radiation exposure from the emissions currently released by nuclear reactors.
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Please click here to read more about a dynamic new book written by long time RPHP colleague Dr. Donald Louria. The book, entitled Re-Think: A Twenty-First Century Approach to Preventing Societal Catastrophes outlines approaches to solving societal problems through systems thinking, rather than just simple problem-and-solution approaches. Dr. Louria, a graduate of Harvard Medical School, is the former Chair of the Department of Preventive Medicine at the New Jersey Medical School.

Joseph Mangano Testifies at NJ DEP Hearing
On February 24, 2010, Joseph Mangano submitted testimony at the public hearing of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection in Lacey Township NJ. The hearing was called to hear opinions on the DEP proposal to mandate the construction of cooling towers at the Oyster Creek nuclear plant.
Click here to read the submitted testimony

The Hidden Costs of Nuclear Power
Alec Baldwin
Huffington Post, Thursday, February 25, 2010
Proponents of nuclear power plants never discuss the true costs of such facilities. Mr. Baldwin spells out many of these hidden expenses.
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The Truth About Nuclear Power in Utility Reactors
Alec Baldwin
Huffington Post, Monday, February 22, 2010
Read Alec Baldwin's insightful article regarding the dangers of nuclear power and how he began working with RPHP.
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Meeting with Governor Paterson

Click here for more photos	On August 21, 2009, Governor David Paterson met with RPHP Board members Christie Brinkley and Joseph Mangano in Southampton NY. Christie and Joe informed the Governor about RPHP research on health hazards of emissions from nuclear weapons tests and reactors. The meeting continues RPHP efforts to disseminate its findings, to ensure that public policies best protect public health.

Huffington Post Article Features RPHP
Nuclear Power Causes Cancer: What Industry Doesn't Want You To Know
Dr. Sam Epstein
Huffington Post, Tuesday, August 4, 2009.
University of Illinois public health professor Samuel Epstein MD writes an essay on the health consequences of nuclear power, citing the work of RPHP. Dr. Epstein discusses the considerable evidence linking nuclear reactor emissions with cancer, and calls on the President and Congress to take appropriate action. Dr. Epstein is a regular columnist with the Huffington Post.
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RPHP Board members Judith Johnsrud (speaking) and Joseph Mangano	THYROID CANCER EPIDEMIC FOUND IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA RADIATION FROM NUCLEAR PLANTS LINKED WITH DISEASE Pennsylvania has the highest thyroid cancer rate of any U.S. state, and rates are especially high in the eastern part of the state, which has a large concentration of nuclear reactors, according to a new study.

Read about the press conference RPHP held in Philadelphia City Hall on January 21, 2010, announcing its new study of a thyroid cancer epidemic in eastern Pennsylvania.
Click here to read the press release
Click here to read the study
Click here to read the testimony of Suzanne Litzenberger of Allentown PA at the press conference
Click here to view video of the conference from Channel 28 NBC in Wilkes Barre PA
Clcik here for press coverage by CBS Channel 21 in Harrisburg PA
Click here for article from the Standard Speaker in Hazelton PA
Click here for article in the Philadelphia Inquirer
Click here for article in the Philadelphia Daily News
Click here for story aired by KYW news radio in Philadelphia
Click here to read the article at the Philadelphia Public Record


Suzanne Litzenberger, thyroid cancer survivor from Allentown PA	Dr. Lewis Cuthbert, President of the Alliance for a Clean Environment, Pottstown PA

RPHP Releases Journal Article Showing Thyroid Cancer Rates Near Indian Point Nuclear Reactors Are Among the Highest in the U.S.
On November 16th, 2009, RPHP held a press conference announcing its findings that the rate of thyroid cancer cases in counties closest to the Indian Point nuclear plant 35 miles north of midtown Manhattan are the highest in New York State, and among the highest in the U.S.
These findings are substantiated in detail in Mr. Mangano's article: Geographic Variation in U.S. Thyroid Cancer Incidence and a Cluster Near Nuclear Reactors in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania published in the International Journal of Health Services Volume 39, Number 4, 2009, pages 643 - 661.
Click here to read the press release
Click here to read the study in its entirety
Click here for personal stories regarding thyroid cancer
Click here for press coverage by the Middletown Times Herald-Record
Click here for coverage by WABC-TV
Click here for coverage by WPIX-TV
Click here for coverage by 1010 WINS
click here for coverage by Crain's New York Busines

PLEASE READ THE RPHP REPORT ON THE CANCER RISK FROM ATOMIC BOMB TEST FALLOUT BY STUDYING STRONTIUM-90 LEVELS IN BABY TEETH
Study released October 20, 2009
Our new study finds high levels of radioactive Strontium-90 in baby teeth of U.S. “Baby Boomers” who have died of cancer. The study marks the first attempt to estimate cancer risk from bomb fallout by measuring actual levels in bodies of Americans.
Click here to read the study
Click here to read the press release
Click here for an article about the study at St Louis Post-Dispatch
Click here to read the transcript of Health Risks of Nuclear Power and Testing, an interview with Joseph Mangano on NPR

The Misconception of Nuclear Power
This excellent article by Alec Baldwin at the Huffington Post explains why nuclear power is NOT a clean energy source nor a safe alternative to oil.
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We are very proud of our internet article and guide, Making Use of the Internet to Obtain Data on Nuclear Reactor Performance and Health Risk Near Reactors: A Guide for Non Health Professionals by Joseph J. Mangano. With it, you will be able to do your own health risk analysis. Click here to read and begin your own study of health and radiation exposure in your community.