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Rocky Flats Right to Know was started by two grandmothers who have lived in Arvada for many years. The grandmothers want to protect the health of all who live downwind of the former nuclear weapons plant, especially that of the most vulnerable - the children. Signage to inform the public of potential dangers is absent from the areas surrounding Rocky Flats, with the lone exception of Jeff Gipe's Cold War horse, which resides on private property. The grandmothers hold monthly meetings to inform the public about Rocky Flats.

Dorothy Ciarlo is a retired clinical psychologist who, as a volunteer with the Maria Rogers Oral History Program of Boulder Public Library, initiated the collection of more than 140 oral histories relating to the Rocky Flats Nuclear Weapons Plant. The persons she (and others) interviewed include Rocky Flats workers of all kinds (managers, hourly workers, chemists, etc.),environmental and peace activists, community health advocates, regulators,politicians, and others who had major roles in the Rocky Flats saga. Dr. Ciarlo published a paper based on these oral histories: “Secrecy and Its Fallout at a Nuclear Weapons Plant: A Study of Rocky flats Oral Histories” (in Peace and Conflict, 15, 347-365, 2009).