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Read MoreOwners of Bridgeton Landfill reach $16 million agreement, 06/29/2018
KSDK – 5 On Your Sideby Grant Bissell ST. LOUIS – After a years-long battle, the owners of the Bridgeton Landfill in north St. Louis County will pay $16 million, in part to improve the health and safety in the area. A St. Louis County judge made the decision Friday afternoon. For people who’ve claimed…
Read MoreFederal report: Coldwater Creek contamination may raise the risk of cancer in north St. Louis County residents, 06/18/2018
St. Louis Post-Dispatchby Blythe Bernhard People who lived near or played in the contaminated Coldwater Creek in north St. Louis County from the 1960s to the 1990s may have an increased risk of developing certain cancers, a federal report has found. READ MORE
Read MoreResidents fear for West Lake Landfill plan after Superfund chief, 05/01/2018 resigns
St. Louis Public Radioby Lindsay Toler The head of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Superfund Task Force resigned Tuesday after one year in the role, leaving residents in northwest St. Louis County unsure about the fate of a proposal to clean up West Lake Landfill. Albert Kelly, former EPA senior advisor, did not immediately return a…
Read MoreEPA head says final West Lake cleanup plan could mean more aggressive removal of material, 03/12/2018
St. Louis Post-Dispatchby Chuck Raasch WASHINGTON • Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt said Monday that he believes he has proposed a “sound, solid” solution to clean up the West Lake Landfill Superfund site — but that a final decision could include excavating more than the 67 percent of the site the EPA says will be…
Read MoreBill Gates: Help clean up your toxic St. Louis dump
St. Louis Post-Dispatchby Dr. Stuart Slavin Bill Gates continues his extraordinary legacy of philanthropy, recently committing $50 million to the fight against Alzheimer’s. Through his personal giving and his foundations, Gates has had a major impact on challenging global issues, but his help is needed now in the middle of the American heartland here in…
Read MorePublic weighs in on West Lake proposal, overwhelmingly wants more thorough cleanup, 03/07/2018
St. Louis Post-Dispatchby Bryce Gray BRIDGETON • Last month, the Environmental Protection Agency issued a long-awaited proposal to partially remove the radioactive contamination at the West Lake Landfill Superfund site here, while placing a protective cap over material left behind. READ MORE
Read MoreWest Lake Landfill: The EPA could be doing more than in its proposed plan, 03/05/2018
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Read MoreLawsuits: Widespread radioactive contamination in north county, 02/21/2018
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Read MoreHBO documentary highlights North County fight for West Lake Landfill, 02/13/2018
KSDK – 5 on Your Sideby Kiya Edwards BRIDGETON, Mo. — Local people living near toxic waste are featured in a new HBO documentary called Atomic Homefront. Monday, Just Moms STL hosted a watch party at John Calvin Presbyterian Church of Bridgeton. READ MORE
Read MoreEPA wants to do partial excavation of contaminants at radioactive West Lake Landfill Superfund site, 02/01/2018
St. Louis Post-Dispatchby Bryce Gray “In a long-awaited decision, the Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday that it aims to pursue partial excavation as its strategy to remediate the West Lake Landfill Superfund site in Bridgeton — the home of waste linked to the Manhattan Project.” EPA wants to do partial excavation of contaminants at radioactive West Lake Landfill…
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