EPA /tags/epa EPA en-US Copyright © 2024 Mon, 17 Feb 2025 11:00:00 GMT She spent years fighting the EPA over atomic waste. A new cleanup effort is 'decades too late' /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2025-02-17/she-spent-years-fighting-the-epa-over-atomic-waste-a-new-cleanup-effort-is-decades-too-late Dawn Chapman is frustrated that it’s taken decades for the agency to announce what community members — many of whom have died or suffered illness from the exposure — knew for years. Mon, 17 Feb 2025 11:00:00 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2025-02-17/she-spent-years-fighting-the-epa-over-atomic-waste-a-new-cleanup-effort-is-decades-too-late Emily Woodbury ‘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 Cost to clean up radioactive West Lake Landfill outside St. Louis nears $400 million /health-science-environment/2025-01-18/cost-clean-radioactive-west-lake-landfill-outside-st-louis-400-million Federal officials discovered the contamination was far more widespread than previously known, the EPA announced Friday. Sat, 18 Jan 2025 11:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2025-01-18/cost-clean-radioactive-west-lake-landfill-outside-st-louis-400-million Allison Kite Lawsuit: East St. Louis allows sewage to spill into lake, Mississippi, despite EPA orders /health-science-environment/2024-12-11/lawsuit-east-st-louis-sewage-spill-lake-mississippi-despite-epa-orders The complaint alleges that untreated sewage spills from East St. Louis outfalls into the Mississippi River and Whispering Willow Lake during “high-flow conditions,” such as heavy rain. Wed, 11 Dec 2024 22:01:20 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-12-11/lawsuit-east-st-louis-sewage-spill-lake-mississippi-despite-epa-orders Lexi Cortes Cahokia Heights must complete $30 million in sewer fixes, feds say /health-science-environment/2024-12-10/cahokia-heights-must-complete-30-million-in-sewer-fixes-feds-say In addition to millions in repairs, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Justice and the state will require the city to pay a $30,000 penalty. Tue, 10 Dec 2024 23:57:58 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-12-10/cahokia-heights-must-complete-30-million-in-sewer-fixes-feds-say Will Bauer Only a fraction of the money sought for Cahokia Heights projects has been spent /health-science-environment/2024-05-30/only-a-fraction-of-the-money-sought-for-cahokia-heights-projects-has-been-spent To date, only 4% of the money sought for projects to help the city of Cahokia Heights address its flooding and sewage crisis has been spent, according to an EPA analysis. Thu, 30 May 2024 21:02:04 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-05-30/only-a-fraction-of-the-money-sought-for-cahokia-heights-projects-has-been-spent Lexi Cortes Missouri bill to shield pesticide makers from cancer lawsuits faces long odds in Senate /health-science-environment/2024-05-16/missouri-bill-to-shield-pesticide-makers-from-cancer-lawsuits-faces-long-odds-in-senate Bayer, the German company whose crop sciences division is based in St. Louis, has already paid out $10 billion for claims Roundup caused plaintiffs’ non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Thu, 16 May 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-05-16/missouri-bill-to-shield-pesticide-makers-from-cancer-lawsuits-faces-long-odds-in-senate Allison Kite 3 takeaways from Cahokia Heights' latest update on sewer repair funding /government-politics-issues/2024-05-03/3-takeaways-from-cahokia-heights-latest-update-on-sewer-repair-funding Officials and lawyers representing the city said Cahokia Heights had still not received most of the funding. Fri, 03 May 2024 10:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-05-03/3-takeaways-from-cahokia-heights-latest-update-on-sewer-repair-funding Lexi Cortes Coal and new gas power plants will have to meet climate pollution targets /health-science-environment/2024-04-25/coal-and-new-gas-power-plants-will-have-to-meet-climate-pollution-targets Fifteen years after the EPA said greenhouse gasses are dangerous to public health, the agency finalized rules to limit climate-warming pollution from existing coal and new gas power plants. Thu, 25 Apr 2024 13:28:46 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-04-25/coal-and-new-gas-power-plants-will-have-to-meet-climate-pollution-targets Jeff Brady Cahokia Heights' EPA coordinator is leaving, touts progress in six months on job /health-science-environment/2024-04-15/epa-coordinator-for-cahokia-heights-is-leaving-touts-progress-in-six-months-on-job The coordinator, Beth Murphy, said a key accomplishment — what she calls the “matrix” — details ongoing construction projects, plus future construction and funding, to fix the chronic water issues plaguing the Metro East community. Mon, 15 Apr 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-04-15/epa-coordinator-for-cahokia-heights-is-leaving-touts-progress-in-six-months-on-job Will Bauer