Missouri Coalition for the Environment

Franciscan Sisters of Mary pray over nuclear waste dump at West Lake Landfill

Nuns Pray for Removal of Nuclear Waste in Bridgeton

BRIDGETON, MO– (KMOX)–A bus load of nuns made a pit stop at the West Lake Landfill for a prayer vigil seeking the removal of radioactive waste at the site. Some sixty nuns with the Franciscan […]

2013/06/07

EPA: Radiation at West Lake Landfill Poses No Health Threat

The agency conducted several low flights over the landfill and surrounding homes where radioactive waste was buried in the 1970s.

2013/05/29

Workers obscured by steam and smoke rising from Bridgeton Sanitary Landfill fire dig, May 23, 2013 (KMOX/Killeen)

Bridgeton Radiation Findings Expected Today

Twelve weeks ago, a special EPA plane designed to detect radiation flew over the burning Bridgeton landfill. The results from that flyover will be announced today.

2013/05/29

Missouri Coalition for the Environment held an emergency meeting at Pattonville High School Thursday night to discus the latest on the smouldering underground fire in the Bridgeton Landfill. (photo/KMOX)

Bridgeton Landfill Fire Creeping Closer to Radioactive Waste

Ed Smith, of the Missouri Coalition for the Environment, says temperatures are rising on the other side of the barrier.

2013/05/24

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

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

Judge Ponders Plan to Put Out Bridgeton Landfill Fire

A judge says he’ll decide by morning whether a plan to put out the fire and end the smell at the Bridgeton Sanitary Landfill is workable.

2013/05/13

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

Environmental Group Pushes For Tests On Bridgeton Fire

“We’re hearing people say their pets are sick, they’re not feeling well. We’re concerned there’s something in the air from this landfill fire that could be very unhealthy.”

2013/01/29

Ameren Missouri Wants To Build A Second Coal Ash Landfill on Top of an Existing Ash Pit

Environmental Groups Call The Proposal Risky

2012/08/15

Nuclear Regulatory Commission Puts Callaway Licensing Decisions On Hold

A coalition of two dozen environmental groups sought the delay after a court in Washington ruled the NRC’s plans for storage of radioactive waste were insufficient.

2012/08/08

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