RADIOACTIVE WASTE CRISIS Like Plot From A Horror Film by Bob McCarty

One might mistake it for a plot out of a horror film or a slow-motion Fukushima disaster:  Underground fires at one landfill move closer and closer toward radioactive waste dumped decades earlier at another landfill.  At the same time, thousands of citizens, including many already…

Republic Services has hired John Bardgett & Associates to lobby against the HCR 3 resolution that calls for West Lake Landfill to be turned over to FUSRAP.

Attention Everyone, We have been told that Republic Services has hired John Bardgett & Associates to lobby against the HCR 3 resolution that calls for West Lake Landfill to be turned over to FUSRAP. The names of the lobbyists are Brian Bernskoetter and Randy Scherr….

Republic Services to do carbon monoxide testing at Bridgeton North Quarry per Court Agreement on January 17, 2014

  Attached is the court agreement from today stating that Republic Services must provide the State of Missouri with carbon monoxide data in February, April and June in the north quarry and in the neck of the landfill between the north and south quarry. This is…

New reports of cancers near Coldwater Creek in North County

Cancer Cluster Map in North County - July 2015 - www.coldwatercreekfacts.com

  By Blythe Bernhard bbernhard@post-dispatch.com 314-340-8129 LINK: New reports of cancers near Coldwater Creek in North County An informal survey of 3,300 current and former residents of north St. Louis County shows that more than one-third have developed cancers, a rate the residents blame on…

Report finds increased cancer cases near St. Louis County creek by Russell Kinsaul and Brendan Marks – News/4

LINK:  Report finds increased cancer cases near St. Louis County creek by Brendan Marks / KMOV.com Staff | KMOV.com Posted on January 15, 2014 at 2:07 PM Updated today at 8:59 PM  ST. LOUIS – A local group says more and more evidence continues to…

Fluid released at landfill possibly toxic by Grant Bissell / News 5

  LINK: Fluid released at landfill possibly toxic BRIDGETON, Mo. (KSDK) – A spokesman for the Bridgeton landfill calls it an emergency discharge to prevent a spill, but the bottom line is that extremely smelly, black liquid and harmful gasses buried within the burning dump were…

EPA testing Bridgeton landfill as concern grows over radiation by Ray Preston / News 4

  KMOV.com) – Workers with the Environmental Protection Agency were at site of the Bridgeton Landfill on Monday as concern continues to mount an underground fire is moving closer to radioactive material. Officials say the EPA will be using “sonic drilling equipment” to dig into…

Cold Water Creek – Just the Facts Group announced they will be releasing Health Data on January 15, 2014

“Coldwater Creek-Just the Facts Please” Facebook group is happy to announce updated maps with disease information provided to the Facebook page will be released on Wednesday, January 15th, 2014. Please make plans to attend the West Lake Landfill Community Meeting at 6:30 pm THIS WEDNESDAY…

Air Monitoring Results — January 6-8th please read!!

Photo of south slope of South Quarry, Bridgeton Landfill, Dec. 25, 2013 Jan 8, 2014 — Air Monitoring Results — Air monitoring activities continue as the department collects data via our AreaRAE system on a 24 hour per day/7 day per week basis.**  Daily monitoring…

Attorney General Chris Koster files application for further relief under the First Agreed Order of Preliminary Injunction

Jan. 9, 2014 – Attorney General Chris Koster files application for further relief under the First Agreed Order of Preliminary Injunction. Read the news release. View the filing PDF.   http://www.dnr.mo.gov/bridgeton/index.html  

PLEASE REPORT THE ODOR!!!! WE CANNOT STRESS THIS ENOUGH….Odor Alert — Jan. 8, 2014

  PLEASE REPORT THE ODOR!!!! WE CANNOT STRESS THIS ENOUGH….Odor Alert — Jan. 8, 2014 — Bridgeton Landfill advised the department that they are experiencing issues with the facility’s flare system  and the VOC’s [benezene and othes] are not being burned off but released into the air….

McGraw Milhaven interview on January 7, 2014 with State Representative Bill Otto on the Bridgeton / West Lake Landfill issue.

State Representative Bill Otto talks with McGraw Milhaven about West Lake Landfill and the obnoxious odors emanating from the Bridgeton Landfill  that is affecting Communities surrounding the landfill.  Plus, the latest ground water report and the newest release from the EPA, that more Radioactive Waste…

PLEASE REPORT THE ODOR!!!! WE CANNOT STRESS THIS ENOUGH….Odor Alert — Jan. 6, 2014

PLEASE REPORT THE ODOR!!!! WE CANNOT STRESS THIS ENOUGH….Odor Alert — Jan. 6, 2014 — Bridgeton Landfill advised the department that they are experiencing issues with the facility’s flare system as a result of the extremely low temperatures. Odors are currently being detected off-site. Bridgeton…

Odor Alert at Bridgeton Landfill, 01/06/2014

Odor Alert — Jan. 6, 2014 — Bridgeton Landfill advised the department that they are experiencing issues with the facility’s flare system as a result of the extremely low temperatures. Odors are currently being detected off-site. Bridgeton Landfill staff are working to return the flare…