CBS St. Louis by Kevin Killeen County Executive Steve Stenger has released to KMOX a plan drafted in October of 2014, which aims “to save lives in the event of a catastrophic event at the West Lake landfill.” 11-page Document: St. Louis County Emergency Operations…
KWMU 90.7 with Don Marsh Just Moms STL live on the air m 12-1 pm with Don Marsh talking about the Bridgeton and West Lake Landfill. KWMU 90.7 Listen here: http://cpa.ds.npr.org/kwmu/audio/2015/09/091715aweb.mp3 Story with additional information: http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/breaking-it-down-renewed-concerns-over-radiation-bridgeton-landfills#stream/0
www.ago.mo.gov Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster Data also indicates that underground fire has moved beyond the interceptor wells separating the North and South quarries — Jefferson City, Mo. – Attorney General Chris Koster released today new reports from expert witnesses in the case he is…
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STLToday.com Jacob Barker In a revelation that could shake up oversight and liability at the contaminated West Lake Landfill, one of the companies involved says some of the radioactive waste may have come from sources officials have yet to acknowledge. “There’s some evidence that there…
CBS St. Louis Brian Kelly http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2015/07/22/lawmakers-call-for-west-lake-landfill-to-get-higher-priority/
Examiner.com Byron DeLear Progressive Examiner Mothers and residents protest inaction at a radioactive landfill in St. Louis County, Missouri. A dangerous underground fire burns next to radioactive waste from the Manhattan Project which successfully built the first working atomic weapons in WWII. Just Moms STL…
Just Moms STL via Byron DeLear Today we had an amazing phone call with Dr. Helen Caldicott. Byron DeLear knew her as an acquaintance and was able to set up this call. For those of you who don’t know who Dr. Helen Caldicott is, here…
Fox2Now.com from STLToday.com BRIDGETON, Mo. (AP) _ Radioactive tests are set to begin Monday at the West Lake and Bridgeton landfills. The Environmental Protection Agency approved a testing plan to understand the scope of radioactive contamination at the landfills in Bridgeton. According to The St….
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…
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 Post-Dispatch by Jacob Barker A Pattonville Fire District official says new infrared footage of the Bridgeton Landfill shows higher heat readings beyond the base of an ongoing fire, raising questions about whether the fire is contained. Assistant Chief Matt LaVanchy said a flyover…
KSDK.com by Grant Bissell http://www.ksdk.com/story/news/local/2015/01/24/work-bridgeton-landfill-strong-odors-bissell-bernhard/22303831/
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
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….
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…
KSDK.com by Grant Bissell http://www.ksdk.com/story/news/local/2014/10/04/nobel-prize-nominee-in-stl-talks-nuclear-waste/16738195/
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…
St. Louis Post-Dispatch by Blythe Bernhard from: September 29, 2014 Kirbi Pemberton pulled her 7-year-old daughter out of Rose Acres Elementary School in Maryland Heights this year over her concerns about potential health risks from the nearby radioactive West Lake Landfill. Another daughter, who goes…
St. Louis Post-Dispatch by Blythe Bernhard In a sharp shift, state health officials are asking for help to investigate whether high rates of cancers in north St. Louis County are linked to nuclear contamination of Coldwater Creek, which residents have long feared is causing rare…
