/tags/nuclear-waste Nuclear Waste en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà 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 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 /health-science-environment/2025-01-29/trumps-epa-nominee-promises-clean-radioactive-waste-west-lake-landfill-st-louis-hawley The landfill is a prioritized superfund site that is overseen by the Environmental Protection Agency. It contains radioactive waste left over from St. Louis’ role in the Manhattan project. Wed, 29 Jan 2025 20:35:27 GMT /health-science-environment/2025-01-29/trumps-epa-nominee-promises-clean-radioactive-waste-west-lake-landfill-st-louis-hawley Kate Grumke /health-science-environment/2024-10-15/first-nuclear-waste-committee-hearing-missouri-lawmakers-contamination Lawmakers formed a new committee to document the effects of radioactive waste in the St. Louis region and other Missouri sites and to search for policy solutions. Tue, 15 Oct 2024 19:28:08 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-10-15/first-nuclear-waste-committee-hearing-missouri-lawmakers-contamination Kate Grumke /health-science-environment/2024-10-14/new-missouri-house-committee-investigate-impact-st-louis-nuclear-waste The committee, established to hear testimony on the issue and recommend legislation, will meet Oct. 15. Mon, 14 Oct 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-10-14/new-missouri-house-committee-investigate-impact-st-louis-nuclear-waste Allison Kite /health-science-environment/2024-06-05/army-corps-finishes-cleaning-contaminated-soil-near-florissant-elementary-school The site near Jana Elementary is one of many the Army Corps of Engineers is cleaning up along the 14-mile Coldwater Creek, the waterway contaminated with radioactive waste from the Manhattan Project. Thu, 06 Jun 2024 00:27:13 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-06-05/army-corps-finishes-cleaning-contaminated-soil-near-florissant-elementary-school Sarah Fentem /government-politics-issues/2024-05-29/missouri-radiation-exposure-nuclear-weapons-damages-hawley-wagner-cori-bush-u-s-house Sen. Josh Hawley, Rep. Ann Wagner, and Rep. Cori Bush vow to fight against a bill to renew the program set to expire June 10 if Missouri is excluded. Wed, 29 May 2024 12:55:47 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-05-29/missouri-radiation-exposure-nuclear-weapons-damages-hawley-wagner-cori-bush-u-s-house Allison Kite /government-politics-issues/2024-05-17/advocates-press-u-s-house-to-act-soon-on-compensation-for-nuclear-testing-victims Critics say the Radiation Exposure Compensation Fund is too expensive and should be winding down, and it’s not clear if the House will act before the looming deadline. Fri, 17 May 2024 18:47:36 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-05-17/advocates-press-u-s-house-to-act-soon-on-compensation-for-nuclear-testing-victims Ashley Murray /government-politics-issues/2024-05-09/missouri-josh-hawley-atomic-vets-congress-federal-benefits Veterans who helped test nuclear weapons are fighting to renew a 34-year-old law meant to help compensate for the long-term health effects of their work. Thu, 09 May 2024 18:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-05-09/missouri-josh-hawley-atomic-vets-congress-federal-benefits Claudia Grisales /health-science-environment/2024-03-05/florissant-homes-built-on-coldwater-creek-may-sit-on-radioactive-contamination The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is drilling through basement floors in the Cades Cove subdivision of Florissant to determine whether there is radioactive contamination under residents’ homes. Tue, 05 Mar 2024 11:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-03-05/florissant-homes-built-on-coldwater-creek-may-sit-on-radioactive-contamination Allison Kite /health-science-environment/2023-12-07/radiation-exposure-funding-isnt-in-the-final-defense-bill-whats-next-for-st-louisans An amendment that extended the funding and expanded it to include parts of St. Louis did not make it into the final defense funding bill. Now St. Louis-area advocates are figuring out their next steps. Thu, 07 Dec 2023 19:09:59 GMT /health-science-environment/2023-12-07/radiation-exposure-funding-isnt-in-the-final-defense-bill-whats-next-for-st-louisans Kate Grumke