Author: Moms
West Lake Landfill Community Action Group (CAG) Meeting, 04/13/2015
Featuring Mark Diedrich of Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) Chairman and Bradley Vann – Project Manager – West Lake Landfill Superfund Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC)
Exit Interview: EPA’s Karl Brooks says St. Louis still has challenges, 03/01/2015
St. Louis Public Radio Veronique LaCapra The man who has been overseeing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s work in Missouri is moving on to join the agency’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. Here, Karl Brooks reflects on some of St. Louis’ biggest issues, including West Lake…
Health Risks from West Lake Landfill Continue – KTRS
New hot spots near radioactive waste at Bridgeton Landfill discovered, 02/11/2015
KMOV.com by Brendan Marks BRIDGETON, Mo. (KMOV.com) – New concerns have arisen for residents in Bridgeton as fire officials say they have discovered new underground hot spots near radioactive material. An expert in the Pattonville Fire Department used an infrared camera to show the hot…
St. Louis (FUSRAP) Community Meeting on updates to Coldwater Creek Clean up, 01/29/2015
St. Louis (FUSRAP – Formerly Utilized Sites Remediation Action Plan/Program) Community Meeting on updates to the Coldwater Creek Clean up Efforts by the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers and an introduction the the new head of the St. Louis County Health Dept and the Epidemiologist…
Work at Bridgeton Landfill causing strong odors, 01/24/2015
KSDK.com by Grant Bissell http://www.ksdk.com/story/news/local/2015/01/24/work-bridgeton-landfill-strong-odors-bissell-bernhard/22303831/
Regional West Lake Landfill Community Meeting, 01/22/2015
How you can help – Contact your Federally Elected Officials, ask them to have this site moved from Superfund under the EPA to Formerly Utilized Sites Remediation Action Plan aka FUSRAP under the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers. This applies to all States, not just…
City of St Ann Board of Alderman Workshop Hearing Leachate Pipe Construction St Charles Rock Rd, 12/29/2014
Board of Aldermen for the City of St. Ann hold a hearing on the Force Main pipe being installed by MSD down St Charles Rock Road from the Bridgeton / Republic Landfill to the lift station at the intersection of 170 and St. Charles Rock…
USGS Water Report is out!! Verifies the need to COMPLETE testing and characterization of the North Quarry! 12/17/2014
Just Moms STL -USGS states that radioactive materials could have physically moved into the north and south quarry (USGS pg. 4, 25, 35) -The report does NOT look at the unnatural ratio of U238 to U235 found even in water wells that are below MCL….
Just Moms STL Demand Meeting with EPA Administrator McCarthy on the Smoldering and Radioactive West Lake Landfill, 11/18/2014
Just Moms STL Press Release to EPA http://www.stlradwastelegacy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Just-Moms-STL-Press-Release-to-EPA-on-VOCs_20141118.pdf
Regional West Lake Landfill CommUnity Meeting, 10/16/2014
Community Action Group (CAG) Meeting, 10/24/2015
State Says Bridgeton Landfill Owner Must Do More To Contain Fire’s Spread, 10/16/2014
St. Louis Public Radio by VÉRONIQUE LACAPRA Updated 10/17/14: Republic Services has confirmed that it agreed on Thursday, in writing, to comply with all of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ requirements ― although the company remains committed to its position that the additional measures are not needed….
MDNR: Comments on Isolation Barrier Alternative Analysis for West Lake, 10/10/2014
State of Missouri, Department of Natural Resources by Aaron Schmidt, Division Deputy Director Analysis Report Just Moms STL GREAT news! This is the BEST letter so far written by the State of Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources Solid Waste Management Program & Hazardous Waste Program to…
Nobel Prize nominee in STL, talks nuclear waste, 10/05/2014
KSDK.com by Grant Bissell http://www.ksdk.com/story/news/local/2014/10/04/nobel-prize-nominee-in-stl-talks-nuclear-waste/16738195/
West Lake Landfill Teach In Lois Gibbs of CHEJ and Love Canal, 10/04/2014
Just Moms STL Special Guest: Lois Gibbs “Of all the sites that I have visited, this is by far the worst.” Lois Gibbs on West Lake Landfill in Bridgeton Lois Gibbs, founder of the Center for Health and Environmental Justice (CHEJ) and nominated for the…
Environmental Activist To Address Bridgeton Landfill Concerns, 10/02/2014
St. Louis Public Radio by Erica Smith Environmental activist Lois Gibbs will be in St. Louis this weekend for a “teach-in” to address problems at the adjoining Bridgeton and West Lake landfills, located in Bridgeton a few miles from Lambert Airport. The West Lake Landfill…
Health Department wants inclusive study of health problems near Coldwater Creek
A BIG Thank You to Dr. Gunn with the St. Louis County Health Department for addressing the health concerns of our Community. Click Here for Link to KMOV Article Here In a report issued today, here are some excerpts from the news report attached. This…
Report: Higher cancer rates in areas near Cold Water Creek
Report: Higher cancer rates in areas near Cold Water Creek http://www.ksdk.com/story/news/local/2014/09/23/cold-water-creek-north-st-louis-county-cancer-rates-report/16113757/ Leisa Zigman, KSDK 4:38 p.m. CDT September 23, 2014 Cold water creek (Photo: KSDK) Story Highlights Report found higher numbers of cases of cancer, such as Leukemia, breast, colon and prostate cancer. This is…