/tags/west-lake-landfill West Lake Landfill en-US Copyright © 2024 �������� 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/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 /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 /news-briefs/2024-11-20/hawley-radiation-fund-compromise-cap-price U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley said concerns about cost killed earlier efforts to renew a program for people exposed to radioactive waste. Hawley hopes a new compromise with a lower mandatory spending price tag will finally break through. Wed, 20 Nov 2024 22:21:02 GMT /news-briefs/2024-11-20/hawley-radiation-fund-compromise-cap-price 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 /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 /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 /government-politics-issues/2024-06-10/missouri-advocates-of-radiation-compensation-frustrated-over-congressional-stalemate An amendment to the annual defense spending bill fell along party lines in the House Rules Committee. The legislation would have added Missouri ZIP codes to the RECA program. Mon, 10 Jun 2024 10:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-06-10/missouri-advocates-of-radiation-compensation-frustrated-over-congressional-stalemate Jason Rosenbaum, Kate Grumke, Will Bauer /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