A sign warns of radioactive material at the West Lake Landfill. Thousands of tons of nuclear waste from the Manhattan Project were dumped there in the 1970s (Theo Welling/Riverfront Times). Removing ...

BRIDGETON, Mo. — Residents near a radioactive landfill in St. Louis County were about to learn more about the site's cleanup, but the government shutdown stopped that efforts in its tracks. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – Less than a month after visiting the St. Louis area to tour an area contaminated by radioactive material, ...

Four school districts near the radioactive West Lake Landfill in Bridgeton sent letters to parents Monday explaining their plans for a potential emergency at the site. Education reporter {{description ...

BRIDGETON, Mo. — It’s a decision that was years in the making. The Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday its final plan to remove radioactive waste from the West Lake Landfill Superfund ...

Removing radioactive waste from the West Lake Landfill will cost nearly $400 million after federal officials discovered the contamination was far more widespread than previously known, the U.S.

A “no trespassing” sign hangs on a fence around the West Lake Landfill Superfund site in 2023 in Bridgeton. Removing radioactive waste from the West Lake Landfill will cost nearly $400 million after ...

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