/tags/superfund Superfund 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/2024-07-02/radium-in-groundwater-near-west-lake-landfill-in-st-louis-county-forces-more-testing The landfill contains thousands of tons of nuclear waste and byproducts from World War II-era atomic bomb development efforts. Tue, 02 Jul 2024 14:38:49 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-07-02/radium-in-groundwater-near-west-lake-landfill-in-st-louis-county-forces-more-testing Allison Kite /health-science-environment/2024-04-25/missouri-superfund-flooding-manhattan-project Superfund sites contain extreme pollution. Flooding — made worse by climate change — could carry toxic contaminants into surrounding areas. Thu, 25 Apr 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-04-25/missouri-superfund-flooding-manhattan-project Shahla Farzan /health-science-environment/2023-07-14/missouri-leaders-want-federal-government-to-pay-st-louisans-harmed-by-nuclear-contamination Nuclear contamination in the St. Louis region dates back to the 1940s. Documents show leaders of Mallinckrodt Chemical Works, which processed uranium in St. Louis, knew of the contamination risks in 1949. Fri, 14 Jul 2023 10:05:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2023-07-14/missouri-leaders-want-federal-government-to-pay-st-louisans-harmed-by-nuclear-contamination Chad Davis /health-science-environment/2023-07-12/records-reveal-75-years-of-government-downplaying-ignoring-risks-of-st-louis-radioactive-waste The Missouri Independent, MuckRock and The Associated Press spent months combing through thousands of pages of previously-unreleased government records that show radioactive waste was known to pose a threat to people living near Coldwater Creek as early as 1949. But federal officials repeatedly wrote potential risks off as ‘slight,’ ‘minimal’ or ‘low-level.’ Wed, 12 Jul 2023 13:10:33 GMT /health-science-environment/2023-07-12/records-reveal-75-years-of-government-downplaying-ignoring-risks-of-st-louis-radioactive-waste Allison Kite /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-01-21/herculaneums-environmental-cleanup-offers-lessons-for-today Steve Mahfood, former director of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, says Herculaneum’s not-so-distant past stands as a compelling reminder of how community members and state officials can band together to hold a polluter accountable. Fri, 21 Jan 2022 23:12:32 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-01-21/herculaneums-environmental-cleanup-offers-lessons-for-today Evie Hemphill /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-01-10/as-epa-plans-2-superfund-cleanups-in-missouri-st-louis-region-grapples-with-long-legacy-of-contamination For those concerned about Superfund sites in Missouri and Illinois, the EPA’s newly announced cleanup plans for 49 sites across the U.S come as great news. But community members say it’s also a reminder of just how much work still needs to be done. Mon, 10 Jan 2022 22:45:10 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-01-10/as-epa-plans-2-superfund-cleanups-in-missouri-st-louis-region-grapples-with-long-legacy-of-contamination Evie Hemphill /health-science-environment/2021-12-14/former-monsanto-companies-to-pay-17-9-million-to-clean-up-sauget-landfills Solutia Inc. and Pharmacia LLC have entered into a consent decree with the Environmental Protection Agency to clean up four former landfills and waste lagoons in Sauget. Tue, 14 Dec 2021 21:57:19 GMT /health-science-environment/2021-12-14/former-monsanto-companies-to-pay-17-9-million-to-clean-up-sauget-landfills Fred Ehrlich, Eric Schmid /health-science-environment/2020-01-10/jefferson-county-epa-to-test-more-residential-yards-for-lead-contamination Jefferson County health officials plan this year to increase testing for lead contamination in residential areas near where companies mined for heavy… Fri, 10 Jan 2020 21:34:13 GMT /health-science-environment/2020-01-10/jefferson-county-epa-to-test-more-residential-yards-for-lead-contamination Eli Chen /health-science-environment/2019-10-31/epa-says-workers-are-done-cleaning-up-carter-carburetor-superfund-site-in-st-louis After six years of building demolitions and excavations, workers have finished cleaning up the Carter Carburetor Superfund site in north St. Louis. The… Thu, 31 Oct 2019 21:13:35 GMT /health-science-environment/2019-10-31/epa-says-workers-are-done-cleaning-up-carter-carburetor-superfund-site-in-st-louis Eli Chen