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How Do You Put Out A Subterranean Fire Beneath A Mountain Of Trash? via FiveThirtyEight

The Bridgeton Landfill, about 20 miles northwest of St. Louis, is in many ways a typical pile of trash. Bridgeton is a layer cake of garbage and dirt at the bottom of an old limestone quarry, all of it covered … Continue reading

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Reports suggest radiation at Bridgeton landfill has moved offsite via Saint Louis Public Radio

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 according to reports released on Thursday by Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster. The reports also suggest the … Continue reading

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Baseball tournament seeks alternate location over radiation concerns via Fox2 Now

A huge tournament is up in the air at the Bridgeton Municipal Athletic Complex this weekend days after residents say high levels of radiation turned up in a drainage ditch there. The residents who conducted those tests tell us they … Continue reading

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Residents worried after smoke billows from Bridgeton landfill via Fox2now

BRIDGETON, MO (KTVI)- North St. Louis County residents are worried after seeing smoke rising from the Bridgeton Landfill Sunday morning. Central County Fire and Rescue says crews have responded to the scene at the landfill’s South Quarry.  The smoke could … Continue reading

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More radioactive waste found at Bridgeton landfill via St. Louis Post-Dispatch

FLORISSANT • Additional radioactive material has been discovered at a Bridgeton landfill, according to Florissant City Engineer Tim Barrett. In a letter to Florissant Mayor Thomas Schneider, who had requested an update, Barrett said that he spoke with someone from … Continue reading

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State Rep. Bill Otto Scheduled To Release New Landfill Information via CBS St. Louis

BRIDGETON, Mo. (KMOX) – Work continues to put out the fire at the burning Bridgeton landfill, while new information is expected to be released Monday about the nearby nuclear waste sit. […] The underground fire at the Bridgeton Sanitary Landfill … Continue reading

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Smoldering Landfill Could Threaten Nuclear Waste via ABC News

Dawn Chapman can put up with the noxious smell caused by smoldering trash in a landfill near her suburban St. Louis home. But if the burning creeps close to buried nuclear waste, she’s ready to get out. It’s a problem … Continue reading

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