Bridgeton

DNR Won’t Test For Most Radiation at Bridgeton Landfill

Bridgeton resident and mother of three young children Dawn Chapman says the Missouri Department of Natural Resources told her by telephone no testing is being done for “alpha and beta radiation.”

17 hours ago

Extra Patrols Planned in Bridgeton

Several hundred people are being evacuated over the next few weeks as the smell from the landfill is expected to temporarily worsen.

2013/05/21

Bridgeton Sanitary Landfill, where underground fire has been smoldering since December 2010

Weather Postpones Drilling at Burning Bridgeton Landfill

Republic Services says it will remove six concrete columns from the landfill, which will make the smell worse for about two weeks.

2013/05/20

Environmental Group: Bridgeton Landfill Data Isn’t Being Released

“Could you please tell everybody what we’re breathing in now so we can kind of gauge what ‘worse’ might be?”

2013/05/17

Attorney General’s Bridgeton Lawsuit Hearing Today

Attorney General Chris Koster’s lawsuit against the owners of the Bridgeton Sanitary Landfill, Republic Services Inc., is scheduled for a hearing this afternoon in St. Louis County Circuit Court.

2013/05/13

Work to Begin to Eliminate Odor at Bridgeton Landfill

Until the work is finished at the end of April, it will likely smell worse

2013/04/12

Missouri Seeks Legal Action Against Bridgeton Landfill Owners

The Department of Health and Senior Services said air samples showed concentrations of hydrogen sulfide warranting further review.

2013/03/22

St. Louis Co. Revises Tornado Siren Tests

The warning system is intended for outdoor notification only and the sirens are not designed to alert people inside of buildings.

2013/03/19

3/15/13-Peter Anderson, executive director with the Center for a Competitive Waste Industry, gestures toward a map of the north St. Louis County landfill during a public forum Friday morning at the Machninists Union Hall in Bridgeton. (KMOX/Brett Blume)

Expert: Underground Fire In Bridgeton Creates ‘Dirty Bomb’ Potential

Owner of landfill accuses critics of resorting to “scare tactics and speculation”..

2013/03/15

Lawmakers to Attend Meeting on Bridgeton Landfill

The meeting is put on by the Teamsters Union, Jobs with Justice and the Missouri Coalition for the Environment.

2013/03/15

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