Denver, Colorado - The Candelas planned community being constructed adjacent to the Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge,. The Refuge was formerly the

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Denver, Colorado - The Candelas planned community being constructed adjacent to the Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge,. The Refuge was formerly the site of an heavily-polluted nuclear weapons plant. Environmental groups opposed construction of the Candelas development on the grounds that residual plutonium and other contaminants may still pose health hazards.

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Location: Denver, Colorado United States
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