residents

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“We sincerely apologize for the significant disruption to the many local residents and businesses who have had to be evacuated,” the spokesman said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

Cancer rates among the area's three million or so residents are higher than the national average.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

In the case of an explosion, he said the evacuations are critical to ensuring the safety of area residents.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

The Federal Emergency Management Agency had refused repeatedly to pay for post-cleanup soil testing and broke from long-standing California fire recovery protocols that are intended to protect returning residents from toxic substances.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

But the residents of Spirit Lake weren’t the only ones living by Mount St. Helens.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone