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BRIDGETON (KMOV.com) – According to a report by the State of Missouri, breathing air near the Bridgeton Landfill “may have been harmful.”
More than 100 people gathered in Bridgeton Monday night to hear the report. READ MORE
5 On Your Side
by Grant Bissell
The Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday a plan to dig up and haul out around 70 percent of the waste. READ MORE
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
by Bryce Gray
After years of bureaucratic inaction and escalating frustration and concern from the surrounding community, the Environmental Protection Agency has finally settled on a strategy to clean up the radioactive waste at the West Lake Landfill Superfund site in Bridgeton.
Compared with a proposal from earlier this year, the selected remedy is about $30 million cheaper and will be completed about one year faster.
The agency said late Wednesday that it would slightly modify its earlier proposal to partly remove the site’s contamination, employing “more flexibility” by digging to varying depths to target spots where radioactivity is concentrated. The strategy is outlined in a record of decision, set to be signed Thursday morning in Washington by the agency’s acting administrator, Andrew Wheeler. READ MORE
KSDK – 5 On Your Side
by Grant Bissell
ST. LOUIS – After a years-long battle, the owners of the Bridgeton Landfill in north St. Louis County will pay $16 million, in part to improve the health and safety in the area.
A St. Louis County judge made the decision Friday afternoon.
For people who’ve claimed to be affected by the landfill, Friday’s agreement was a long-time coming. READ MORE
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
by Blythe Bernhard
People who lived near or played in the contaminated Coldwater Creek in north St. Louis County from the 1960s to the 1990s may have an increased risk of developing certain cancers, a federal report has found. READ MORE
St. Louis Public Radio
by Lindsay Toler
The head of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Superfund Task Force resigned Tuesday after one year in the role, leaving residents in northwest St. Louis County unsure about the fate of a proposal to clean up West Lake Landfill.
Albert Kelly, former EPA senior advisor, did not immediately return a call for comment. Media reports say the ex-banking executive resigned after relentless bad press about his financial dealings. Before he joined the EPA, Kelly helped administrator Scott Pruitt get financing to pay for a mortgage and to buy a minor league baseball team. Later, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. banned Kelly from the industry because of a previous banking violation. READ MORE
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
by Dr. Stuart Slavin
Bill Gates continues his extraordinary legacy of philanthropy, recently committing $50 million to the fight against Alzheimer’s. Through his personal giving and his foundations, Gates has had a major impact on challenging global issues, but his help is needed now in the middle of the American heartland here in St. Louis.
Gates owns a large stake in the waste management company Republic Services. In a July 2017 SEC filing, Gates was reported to own 108,502,519 shares of this company, worth some $6.9 billion, representing more than 30 percent of all Republic shares and making him the largest single shareholder in the company. He has owned much of this stock for some time, holding at least 90 million shares since 2014. Over the past three years, the stock price has approximately doubled, giving him a gain of more than $3 billion.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
by Chuck Raasch
WASHINGTON • Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt said Monday that he believes he has proposed a “sound, solid” solution to clean up the West Lake Landfill Superfund site — but that a final decision could include excavating more than the 67 percent of the site the EPA says will be sufficient to protect the health of neighboring residents.
Just Moms STL
EPA hosted a Public Meeting to formally present the Proposed Remedy that was announced on Feb 1, 2018, for the clean up of West Lake Landfill and the comment period ends at Midnight, April 23rd.
Our Community showed up, it was Standing room only! There was a list of 97 speakers who were allowed 2 minutes to voice their comment that will become part of the public record and was recorded by a transcriptionist and will be made available by the EPA.
Attached is a link with information that will help guide you in making your comment to the EPA if you have not done so yet. This link will give you the information on how to do that! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wTVd…
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
by Bryce Gray
BRIDGETON • Last month, the Environmental Protection Agency issued a long-awaited proposal to partially remove the radioactive contamination at the West Lake Landfill Superfund site here, while placing a protective cap over material left behind. READ MORE
5 On Your Side
Grant Bissell
Facebook: Press Conference Announcing 2 Class-Action Lawsuits
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KSDK – 5 on Your Side
by Kiya Edwards
BRIDGETON, Mo. — Local people living near toxic waste are featured in a new HBO documentary called Atomic Homefront. Monday, Just Moms STL hosted a watch party at John Calvin Presbyterian Church of Bridgeton.
EPA.gov
EPA Press Office
WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt announced the proposed remedy for the West Lake Landfill Superfund Site in Bridgeton, Missouri.
“The people of the St. Louis region deserve clarity and answers with respect to the remediation of the West Lake Landfill,” said EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt. “I promised them an answer, and today I am making good on that commitment. I am pleased to announce a proposed remedy that will strategically excavate and remove within five years all the radioactive material that poses a risk to public health. Along with excavation, a permanent cap will be put in place that will provide additional protection to the community over the long term. This decision demonstrates my vision for the Superfund program. Through leadership and responsiveness to communities, we will make decisions that protect public health, comply with the law, and hold potentially responsible parties accountable.”
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
by Bryce Gray
“In a long-awaited decision, the Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday that it aims to pursue partial excavation as its strategy to remediate the West Lake Landfill Superfund site in Bridgeton — the home of waste linked to the Manhattan Project.”
EPA wants to do partial excavation of contaminants at radioactive West Lake Landfill Superfund site