Radium-226 warning signs at boat launches

President of Lawrence County Action, she detailed radium-226 contamination from fracking waste in county waterways — up to 203 picocuries per liter at one facility versus a 5 picocurie drinking water limit — and asked the county's help posting warning signs at three boat launches.

Stern's colleague from the Citizen Environmental Association, she added background on how fracking waste became categorized as non-hazardous and noted similar sign campaigns in Butler County and litigation over the Tri-County landfill.