Morning Briefing

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Monday said U.S. government sensors had detected radiation believed to be from the damaged nuclear plant, Reuters writes. But those levels are significantly lower than what is considered dangerous for people, according to the agency. "The EPA said 12 air monitoring locations across the country have identified trace amounts of radioactive isotopes believed to have come from Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant hit by an earthquake and tsunami on March 11," the news service reports. In a press release, the EPA said, "These types of findings are to be expected in the coming days and are still far below levels of public health concern" (Gardner, 3/28).