The Gen Z Perspective

Uranium Ghost Towns & The Declining State of Journalism w/ Mark Olalde


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ProPublica Investigative Journalist Mark Olalde joins Dash to discuss his groundbreaking reporting on toxic Uranium 'ghost towns' plaguing America. Mark goes into detail about the public health hazards caused by the Uranium mining industry, how the the nuclear arms race may have led to irreversible consequences for rural communities, and explains why the state of journalism may be facing an existential crisis.


Mark Olalde is an Investigative Journalist for ProPublica covering the environment in the Southwest. Olalde's coverage of hidden cleanup liabilities in California's oilfields earned him the 2020 Stokes Award. His work on South Africa's abandoned mines prompted a parliamentary investigation and saw him recognized in 2017 as the country's top print reporter covering the environment. Read his full article on ProPublica: A Uranium Ghost Town in the Making.



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