St. Louis Public Radioby Eli Chen The Environmental Protection Agency plans to conduct further testing for radioactive contamination at the West Lake Landfill Superfund site in Bridgeton. Albert Kelly, senior adviser to EPA administrator Scott Pruitt and the head of the agency’s Superfund Task Force, made the announcement at a forum late Thursday, where members…
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…
Read MoreEPA Administrator Scott Pruitt Announces West Lake Landfill Superfund Proposed Remedy, 02/01/2018
EPA.govEPA Press Office WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt announced the proposed remedy for the West Lake Landfill Superfund Site in Bridgeton, Missouri. “The people of the St. Louis region deserve clarity and answers with respect to the remediation of the West Lake Landfill,” said EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt. “I promised them an…
Read MoreEPA Selects “Excavation Plus” as Proposed Remedy for West Lake Landfill, 03/02/2018
West Lake Landfill Excavation Update – Final Draft
Read MoreA silenced community is silenced NO MORE!! With a much anticipated face to face meeting with the EPA, 03/06/2018
STL Rad Waste Action Team S.W.A.T.by Jesse Koenig EPA Public Comment Period for Proposed Removal MeetingDistrict 9 Machinists Hall; Bridgeton, MissouriMarch 6, 2018
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 MoreEPA MEETING FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS ON WEST LAKE LANDFILL PROPOSED REMEDY, 03/06/2018
Just Moms STL EPA hosted a Public Meeting to formally present the Proposed Remedy that was announced on Feb 1, 2018, for the clean up of West Lake Landfill and the comment period ends at Midnight, April 23rd. Our Community showed up, it was Standing room only! There was a list of 97 speakers who…
Read MoreEPA – West Lake Update, 04/28/2016
Environmental Protection AgencyApril 28, 2016 EPA Reaches Agreement with Bridgton Landfill for Installation of Components of Isolation Barrier System West Lake Update, April 28, 2016
Read MoreNew Report shows EPA’s own experts disagree on Region 7 assessment of wastes and solution at West Lake Landfill, 07/22/2016
by Just Moms STL New Report shows EPA’s own experts disagree on Region 7 assessment of wastes and solution at West Lake Landfill.A new report released by Bob Alvarez and Lucas Hixson draws conclusion from the newly released EPA National Remedy and Review Board critique as well as documents and emails discussing the 2008 decision to cap-and-leave the wastes…
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