Dawn Chapman

The West Lake Landfill, seen from St. Charles Rock Road in Bridgeton.

EPA To Conduct More Testing At West Lake Landfill, Delay Cleanup Of Radioactive Waste

Eli Chen

The Environmental Protection Agency has decided to conduct additional tests for radioactive contamination at the West Lake Landfill, which would delay its…

Albert Kelly, former head of the EPA's Superfund Task Force, and EPA Region 7 administrator Cathy Stepp attend a town hall in Bridgeton about the West Lake Landfill Superfund site in October 2017

Health, Science, Environment

Residents fear for West Lake Landfill plan after Superfund chief resigns

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.…

The West Lake Landfill in Bridgeton, seen from St. Charles Rock Road.

Health, Science, Environment

EPA proposes partial removal of West Lake Landfill nuclear waste

Eli Chen

Updated at 3 p.m. to clarify how much waste would be removed and with additional reaction — The Environmental Protection Agency has decided on a partial…

Health, Science, Environment

Breaking it down: Renewed concerns over radiation at Bridgeton landfills

Kelly Moffitt

On Thursday’s “St. Louis on the Air,” host Don Marsh brought together several different parties to talk about ongoing community concerns over radioactive…