EPA Selects “Excavation Plus” as Proposed Remedy for West Lake Landfill, 03/02/2018
West Lake Landfill Excavation Update – Final Draft
West Lake Landfill: The EPA could be doing more than in its proposed plan, 03/05/2018
KTRS550TV The McGraw Show
Lawsuits: Widespread radioactive contamination in north county, 02/21/2018
5 On Your Side Grant Bissell READ MORE Facebook: Press Conference Announcing 2 Class-Action Lawsuits CLASS-ACTION SUIT AREAS:
St. Louis Co. residents asked ‘what would your home be worth if it were radioactive?’ 02/20/2018
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HBO documentary highlights North County fight for West Lake Landfill, 02/13/2018
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. READ MORE
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt Announces West Lake Landfill Superfund Proposed Remedy, 02/01/2018
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…
EPA wants to do partial excavation of contaminants at radioactive West Lake Landfill Superfund site, 02/01/2018
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…
Decision looming at the end of January on the WestLake Landfill, 12/21/2017
KTRS550TV The McGraw Show Special Guest, Harvey Ferdman
‘Atomic Homefront’: St. Louis Residents Fire Back at EPA Over Local Nuclear Waste (Exclusive Video), 11/14/2017
The Hollywood Reporter by Hilary Lewis The film, which premieres at the Doc NYC festival, follows a group of moms-turned-activists as they confront government agencies and corporations over the illegal dumping of radioactive waste in their neighborhood. A group of concerned St. Louis residents confront…
Residents urge EPA to excavate Bridgeton landfill, relocate neighbors, 10/20/2017
St. Louis Post-Dispatch by Bryce Gray BRIDGETON • One after another, dozens of north St. Louis County residents issued resounding calls for full excavation of the contents of West Lake Landfill and relocation of nearby residents, as the Environmental Protection Agency approaches a cleanup decision for…
EPA plans to conduct further testing for radioactive waste at West Lake Landfill, 10/20/2019
St. Louis Public Radio by Eli Chen The Environmental Protection Agency plans to conduct further testing for radioactive contamination at the West Lake Landfill Superfund site in Bridgeton. Albert Kelly, senior adviser to EPA administrator Scott Pruitt and the head of the agency’s Superfund Task…
Fighting the Toxic Nightmare Next Door, 09/28/2017
Bloomberg Businessweek by Susan Berfield https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2017-09-28/fighting-the-toxic-nightmare-next-door
A Footnote Worth Noting, 09/05/2017
STL Reporter Factoring in punctuation marks and MDNR’s double-talk changes the equation of the latest findings at the radioactively-contaminated West Lake Landfill site. In many ways, the test results released by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources last month are as unclear as the turbid stormwater the agency…
Pruitt says EPA will create top 10 list for Superfund Cleanup, 07/25/2017
The Washington Post by Darryl Fears https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/07/25/pruitt-says-epa-will-create-top-10-list-for-superfund-cleanup/?utm_term=.a0db58f4c89e
Mom’s Group Calls for Radiation Tests at Fishing Pond, 07/12/2017
KMOX News Radio 1120 by Kevin Killeen BRIDGETON, Mo. (KMOX) – A West Lake Landfill neighborhood group is calling on the state of Missouri to run tests to determine if rain water runoff from the nuclear dump site has seeped into a pond where children swim…
West Lake Landfill – Additional Details About Site Status, June 2017
EPA EPA in Missouri SUMMARY Steady progress toward final remedy – EPA is focused on reaching a final remedy decision that is compliant with the law, based on sound science, and considers the state’s position and key concerns in accordance with the National Contingency Plan….
EPA fudged its 2014 test results of the Bridgeton Athletic Complex, 06/07/2017
Stella Maris Productions The EPA fudged its 2014 test results of the Bridgeton Athletic Complex, assuring the public that the ballfields were safe, while withholding data that warranted further investigation. Internal EPA emails show the agency was aware that radiation levels at the Bridgeton Athletic…
Missouri delegation to try again to shift cleanup of West Lake to Corps of Engineers, 05/22/2017
St. Louis Post-Dispatch By Chuck Raasch WASHINGTON • Members of Missouri’s congressional delegation plan to re-introduce legislation Wednesday that would shift cleanup responsibility of the West Lake Landfill from the Environmental Protection Agency to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, even though the Corps has…
Editorial: EPA’s findings around West Lake Landfill prompt conflict-of-interest questions, 05/22/2017
St. Louis Post-Dispatch by The Editorial Board The Environmental Protection Agency’s announcement Thursday that test results showed no evidence of radioactive contamination in Bridgeton houses near the West Lake Landfill would have been more reassuring if EPA had not chosen a testing company that lists…
Scott Pruitt on cleaning up last administration’s toxic mess, 05/17/2017
Fox and Friends Guest: Scott Pruitt, EPA Director May 17, 2017 Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com May. 17, 2017 – 3:11 – On ‘Fox & Friends,’ the EPA administrator speaks out about contaminated sites left behind by Obama administration. EPA Director, Scott Pruitt, mentions…