Bridgeton Landfill /tags/bridgeton-landfill Bridgeton Landfill en-US Copyright © 2024 Thu, 23 Jan 2025 16:22:11 GMT ‘High likelihood’ of radioactive waste in smoldering landfill, Missouri officials say /health-science-environment/2025-01-23/high-likelihood-radioactive-waste-smoldering-landfill-missouri-officials The Missouri Department of Natural Resources asked that the EPA assume oversight of the Bridgeton Landfill, arguing it may contain nuclear waste like the adjacent West Lake Landfill. Thu, 23 Jan 2025 16:22:11 GMT /health-science-environment/2025-01-23/high-likelihood-radioactive-waste-smoldering-landfill-missouri-officials Allison Kite Reuters investigation finds cancers in residents around West Lake Landfill /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-08-22/reuters-investigation-finds-cancers-in-residents-around-west-lake-landfill And how a federal agency with a history of “faulty research” became “a shield for polluters.” Thu, 22 Aug 2024 22:33:01 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-08-22/reuters-investigation-finds-cancers-in-residents-around-west-lake-landfill Danny Wicentowski Residents, Workers Near Bridgeton Landfill Grill Missouri Health Officials About Harmful Odors /health-science-environment/2019-01-08/residents-workers-near-bridgeton-landfill-grill-missouri-health-officials-about-harmful-odors Dozens of people who live or work near the Bridgeton Landfill demanded answers late Monday from state health officials they met with to discuss a recent… Tue, 08 Jan 2019 11:02:39 GMT /health-science-environment/2019-01-08/residents-workers-near-bridgeton-landfill-grill-missouri-health-officials-about-harmful-odors Eli Chen Fire breaks out on surface of Bridgeton Landfill, takes more than two hours to put out /health-science-environment/2018-11-02/fire-breaks-out-on-surface-of-bridgeton-landfill-takes-more-than-two-hours-to-put-out Firefighters in north St. Louis County extinguished a surface fire that occurred at the Bridgeton Landfill on Friday evening.It took two and a half hours… Sat, 03 Nov 2018 02:01:51 GMT /health-science-environment/2018-11-02/fire-breaks-out-on-surface-of-bridgeton-landfill-takes-more-than-two-hours-to-put-out Eli Chen West Lake Landfill owner sues Mallinckrodt to help pay for nuclear waste cleanup /health-science-environment/2018-10-24/west-lake-landfill-owner-sues-mallinckrodt-to-help-pay-for-nuclear-waste-cleanup Bridgeton Landfill LLC, owner of the West Lake Landfill, filed a lawsuit Tuesday against pharmaceutical company Mallinckrodt to help pay for the cost of… Wed, 24 Oct 2018 21:01:25 GMT /health-science-environment/2018-10-24/west-lake-landfill-owner-sues-mallinckrodt-to-help-pay-for-nuclear-waste-cleanup Eli Chen What are your questions about the EPA's cleanup plan for West Lake Landfill? /other/2018-09-28/what-are-your-questions-about-the-epas-cleanup-plan-for-west-lake-landfill The Environmental Protection Agency has finalized its plan to remove radioactive waste from the West Lake Landfill Superfund site.The $205 million plan… Fri, 28 Sep 2018 15:44:41 GMT /other/2018-09-28/what-are-your-questions-about-the-epas-cleanup-plan-for-west-lake-landfill Lindsay Toler EPA approves plan to remove nuclear waste from West Lake Landfill after years of complaints /health-science-environment/2018-09-27/epa-approves-plan-to-remove-nuclear-waste-from-west-lake-landfill-after-years-of-complaints Updated at 12:10 p.m. Sept. 28 — The Environmental Protection Agency has finalized its plan to remove radioactive waste from the West Lake Landfill… Thu, 27 Sep 2018 23:43:17 GMT /health-science-environment/2018-09-27/epa-approves-plan-to-remove-nuclear-waste-from-west-lake-landfill-after-years-of-complaints Eli Chen, Lindsay Toler Answered: 9 questions about the EPA’s West Lake Landfill decision /health-science-environment/2018-09-27/answered-9-questions-about-the-epas-west-lake-landfill-decision On Thursday, the Environmental Protection Agency approved plans to clean up radioactive waste at the West Lake Landfill Superfund site.The agency plans to… Thu, 27 Sep 2018 20:21:37 GMT /health-science-environment/2018-09-27/answered-9-questions-about-the-epas-west-lake-landfill-decision Kae M. Petrin State report: Exposure to air near Bridgeton Landfill may have harmed people's health /health-science-environment/2018-09-21/state-report-exposure-to-air-near-bridgeton-landfill-may-have-harmed-peoples-health Updated at 5:45 p.m. with statement from Republic Services — The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has determined that past exposure to… Fri, 21 Sep 2018 21:42:52 GMT /health-science-environment/2018-09-21/state-report-exposure-to-air-near-bridgeton-landfill-may-have-harmed-peoples-health David Cazares Bridgeton Landfill to pay $16 million to settle state lawsuit over underground smoldering fire /health-science-environment/2018-06-29/bridgeton-landfill-to-pay-16-million-to-settle-state-lawsuit-over-underground-smoldering-fire The state of Missouri reached a settlement Friday with the owners of the Bridgeton landfill over how they’ve handled an underground smoldering fire.Former… Fri, 29 Jun 2018 23:59:08 GMT /health-science-environment/2018-06-29/bridgeton-landfill-to-pay-16-million-to-settle-state-lawsuit-over-underground-smoldering-fire Eli Chen