KSDK.com The E.P.A. is ordering Republic Services to begin work on a barrier that will ensure an underground fire at the Bridgeton Landfill never reaches nuclear waste buried at the West Lake Landfill. http://www.ksdk.com/news/local/epa-orders-work-to-start-on-landfill-barrier/158404256
Read MoreEPA orders more fire control measures at West Lake landfill, 04/28/2016
St. Louis Post-Dispatchby Jacob Barker The owner of the Bridgeton Landfill will install more cooling loops and temperature monitors and expand a plastic cover over the Bridgeton Landfill in an effort to keep an underground fire from reaching radioactive waste. Federal authorities announced the actions Thursday but said they wouldn’t be the last in the…
Read MoreEPA to Conduct Additional Sediment Sampling at the West Lake Landfill, 05/26/2016
EPAWest Lake Update In January, the Potentially Responsible Par- ties (PRPs) collected three sediment samples at the West Lake Landfill as part of additional characterization work for Area 1 and Area 2. EPA required two additional sediment samples to be collected in March in response to the large rain events that occurred in late Decem-…
Read MoreEPA Finds Radiation in West Lake Landfill Runoff, 05/26/2016
CBS St. Louis BRIDGETON, Mo. (KMOX) – There was Facebook video in December showing a torrent of rain running off the West Lake Landfill during flash flooding. Now the EPA has done some testing on the runoff. The EPA found radiation in the dirt near a drainage ditch on the landfill property near St. Charles Rock…
Read MoreDocument shows some EPA officials saw West Lake waste removal as ‘feasible’, 06/16/2016
St. Louis Post-Dispatchby Jacob Barker Removing the hottest radioactive waste within the West Lake Landfill is feasible and could reduce long-term risks from the Bridgeton-area landfill, an internal Environmental Protection Agency report says. The report, released by the agency voluntarily Wednesday, bolsters the arguments of environmentalists in the region who have long advocated for removing…
Read MoreWest Lake Landfill Critic “Livid” Over Just-Released EPA Study, 06/16/16
CBS St. Louisby Brett Blume BRIDGETON, Mo. (KMOX) – Those who live near the radioactive West Lake landfill and have spent years trying to get it cleaned up are now even more upset with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). On Wednesday, the National Remedy Review Board (NRRB) released findings that were critical of EPA Region 7’s…
Read MoreEPA Agrees Its Emissions Estimates From Flaring May Be Flawed, 10/13/2016
Inside Climate Newsby David Hasemyer Agency says it will re-examine the formulas it uses, based on data provided by industry, and people near oil and gas sites hope that means cleaner air.
Read MoreScott Pruitt on cleaning up last administration’s toxic mess, 05/17/2017
Fox and FriendsGuest: Scott Pruitt, EPA DirectorMay 17, 2017 May. 17, 2017 – 3:11 – On ‘Fox & Friends,’ the EPA administrator speaks out about contaminated sites left behind by Obama administration. EPA Director, Scott Pruitt, mentions this about West Lake Landfill: “…these sites across the country have some uranium and lead, posing great risk…
Read MoreEPA fudged its 2014 test results of the Bridgeton Athletic Complex, 06/07/2017
Stella Maris Productions The EPA fudged its 2014 test results of the Bridgeton Athletic Complex, assuring the public that the ballfields were safe, while withholding data that warranted further investigation. Internal EPA emails show the agency was aware that radiation levels at the Bridgeton Athletic Complex were above background levels, but failed to clearly alert…
Read MoreWest Lake Landfill – Additional Details About Site Status, June 2017
EPAEPA in Missouri SUMMARY Steady progress toward final remedy – EPA is focused on reaching a final remedy decision that is compliant with the law, based on sound science, and considers the state’s position and key concerns in accordance with the National Contingency Plan. EPA will continue to hold the Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs) accountable…
Read MorePruitt says EPA will create top 10 list for Superfund Cleanup, 07/25/2017
The Washington Postby Darryl Fears https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/07/25/pruitt-says-epa-will-create-top-10-list-for-superfund-cleanup/?utm_term=.a0db58f4c89e
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