Here is a powerful video put together by Senator Josh Hawley about EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin’s visit to West Lake Landfill and Coldwater Creek. – Just Moms STL – March 18, 2025 – 1:39 pm
Read MoreEPA Administrator, Lee Zeldin visits West Lake Landfill and Coldwater Creek
After a long exhausting weekend of tornado activity, we jumped right into a very important day for this community! A big thank you to Senator Josh Hawley for arranging and inviting us to meet with Administrator Lee Zeldin! Administrator Zeldin made good on his promise to come visit the West Lake Landfill site and he…
Read MoreMarch 14-15, 2025 – Storms and impact to Our Community
Storm Damage Update at West Lake/Bridgeton Landfill Matt Stewart at Bridgeton Landfill let us know early this morning that there are no new problems at the landfill caused by the storms and that his team was out and inspecting all the systems before midnight last night and the flares are operating correctly. We are VERY…
Read MoreJust Moms STL at Washington University – March 11, 2025
Such a beautiful day for Karen and I to be at Washington University to speak with Engineering students today. Many of you have heard us talk about how this is one of our favorite classes to get to speak to every year! These students have done amazing projects surrounding all the radioactive sites in our…
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Poem by Emily Doss Jacobi October 2015 This poem was given to me a decade ago by a resident living next to West Lake Landfill and it remains on display 10 years later. Every morning I get up, read it, and allow it to remind me why we fight so hard! – Dawn Chapman –…
Read MoreJust Moms STL on the Radio in St. Louis
You can listen to our KMOX interview we did this this morning on the Chris and Amy show. Many topics related to West Lake Landfill were covered- including what is happening with RECA. – Just Moms STL – February 3, 2025 The Fight for West Lake Landfill Cleanup
Read MoreJust Moms STL – January 2025 – Local and National Stories
Lee Zeldin was sworn in as the 17th Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency on January 29, 2025- About Link ‘High likelihood’ of radioactive waste in smoldering landfill, Missouri officials say By: Allison Kite – January 22, 2025 8:09 pm GREAT NEWS! Senator Josh Hawley, Senator Eric Schmidt and Senator Lujan are reintroducing RECA today in…
Read MoreJust Moms STL – Post – January 22, 2025
A new letter was just released last week from DNR to EPA that states they want EPA to take over the entire site because of “the high probability of radiological materials in the Bridgeton Landfill.” For those who don’t know, part of Bridgeton Landfill is where the fire is currently happening. Most of you probably…
Read MoreMissouri Department of Natural Resources Letter the Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7
Here is the letter from DNR written last week to EPA asking them to take over the entire site and stating “high probability of radiological materials in Bridgeton Landfill.” Just Moms STL January 22, 2025
Read MoreJust Moms STL – New Year’s Wish List
All, Our 2024 was marked by progress and new partnerships, by a daunting amount of time away from home, and new national recognition that the federal government has treated St. Louis and St. Charles badly—ignoring, lying about, and bungling the cleanup of the radioactive material it brought here. As readers of this page, you have…
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