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What’s next for the West Lake Landfill

St Louis Public Radio, By KAE M. PETRIN & ELI CHEN • FEB 6, 2018 , The Environmental Protection Agency has released the full details of its proposal to remove radioactive waste from the West Lake Landfill. The agency will make a final decision after a public comment period.

 The EPA will take feedback from individuals, environmental groups and companies responsible for the Superfund site until March 22. A public meeting will be held March 6 at the District 9 Machinists Hall in Bridgeton.

Last week, the agency announced plans to remove 70 percent of the radioactivity at the landfill, in northwest St. Louis County. The site sits about 600 feet from an underground smoking fire at the Bridgeton Landfill.

Residents have tried to convince the EPA to clean up the site for years, and to many, the agency’s decision is a victory. But activists and some people who live near the site worry that removing only some of the waste may not be enough…… http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/whats-next-west-lake-landfill#stream/0

February 9, 2018 - Posted by | USA, wastes

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