Uranium produced in St. Louis was used for the secretive Manhattan Project. Leftover waste was dumped around the city.

“The color was very promising ... In the future, berkelocene may help humanity safely dispose of nuclear waste, according to a study published in the academic journal Science in February.

A new two-part series from “CBS Evening News” has brought renewed attention to decades-long concerns of nuclear waste contamination at Coldwater Creek and its devastating impact on St.