Radioactive Waste

Updated 5:20 p.m., Sept. 3 with additional comments — Radiation from the West Lake Landfill in Bridgeton has spread to neighboring properties. That's…

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has confirmed that it has found radioactive contamination at residential properties along Coldwater Creek in north St.…

Updated 6/24/15 after the Corps open house - Area residents packed into a room at the Hazelwood Civic Center last night to find out the bad news about…

Updated 12/18/14:Groundwater under the West Lake Landfill in Bridgeton is contaminated with unhealthy levels of radium.That’s according to a U.S.…

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…

UPDATED 6/20/14 to correct description of radioactivity testing along waste haul routes.Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster has reached a new agreement…

A lawsuit filed on Friday alleges that radiation from the West Lake Landfill has spread into surrounding neighborhoods, contaminating properties there.The…

A new analysis by scientists at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency suggests there could be risks to area residents if an underground fire were to…

Updated on 2/23/14 to correct the date of the 2013 CO measurements, and on 2/21/14 to add a data table from MDNR and more characterization of the recent…

The company that owns a smoldering landfill in Bridgeton has agreed to perform additional testing for carbon monoxide at the site.St. Louis County circuit…