Tag Archives: St. Louis

Daily Inspiration: Meet Karen Nickel and Dawn Chapman via Voyage STL

Posted on 2022/02/19 by yukimiyamotodepaul

[…] Hi Karen and Dawn, we’d love for you to start by introducing yourselfJust Moms STL was formed after learning we were living less than 2 miles from an underground burning landfill containing radioactive waste from the Manhattan Project known … Continue reading →

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Concerns linger as completion date for Coldwater Creek cleanup pushed to 2038 via St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Posted on 2021/12/18 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Jesse Bogan FLORISSANT — Enoch Cole and his wife moved here from Kirkwood a few years ago because their hard-earned money went farther. They bought a nice, spacious house at the end of a cul-de-sac perched above Coldwater Creek. The waterway snakes … Continue reading →

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Recap: Environmental Justice with Just Moms STL via Washington University ProSPER

Posted on 2021/04/09 by yukimiyamotodepaul

By Ryan Friedman and Kayla Hannon • When Karen Nickel’s parents moved to the banks of Coldwater Creek in Hazelwood, Missouri 20 miles northwest of St. Louis, they did not realize they were moving to an area contaminated by radioactive material. Karen later moved to … Continue reading →

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Moms creating change | EPA starts process of removing waste from West Lake Landfill via Channel 5

Posted on 2020/08/29 by yukimiyamotodepaul

“It makes us hopeful that eventually this will be what it should have been,” said Dawn Chapman one of the women who rallied for the cleanup ST. LOUIS — A radioactive landfill in north St. Louis County has posed a … Continue reading →

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After Gates Foundation picks St. Louis, activist group says Bill Gates needs to work on West Lake Landfill first via KSDK

Posted on 2020/02/10 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The landfill is owned by Republic Services, a company of which Bill Gates is the largest stakeholder. Justina Coronel BRIDGETON, Mo. — A local activist group is trying to get the attention of a well-known billionaire. Bill Gates’ Foundation picked … Continue reading →

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Artist-Led Tours Of Toxic Waste Sites Aim To Reflect On St. Louis’ Contaminated History via St. Louis Public Radio

Posted on 2019/11/07 by yukimiyamotodepaul

By ELI CHEN  Before a group of young adults embarked on a tour of toxic waste sites in St. Louis, artist Allana Ross asked if anyone wanted a respirator.  Twice a year since 2017, Ross dresses up as a park ranger … Continue reading →

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Federal health officials agree radioactive waste in St. Louis area may be linked to cancer via CBS

Posted on 2018/08/09 by nfield

The federal government confirms some people in the St. Louis area may have a higher risk of getting cancer. A recent health report found some residents who grew up in areas contaminated by radioactive waste decades ago may have increased … Continue reading →

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Class action lawsuits filed for victims of West Lake Landfill radiation via St. Louis American

Posted on 2018/02/22 by nfield

Radioactive material came to St. Louis in the 1940s with World War II, when a uranium processing plant was constructed downtown. Years later, in the 1970s, radioactive waste from that site was transported to the West Lake Landfill in the … Continue reading →

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Group Wants Radiation Testing at Pruitt-Igoe Site via CBSSt.Louis

Posted on 2017/11/13 by nfield

ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – An environmental group wants work to stop on a development adjacent to the NGA West project to settle old questions about possible Cold War radiation at the site. It’s the old Pruitt-Igoe public housing site, knocked down and overgrown … Continue reading →

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Possible radioactive contamination found in St. Louis County via 5OnYourSide

Posted on 2017/07/08 by nfield

[…] The testing was done during heavy rains and the state’s lab found levels of gross Alpha radiation in the runoff that’s higher than what’s allowed in drinking water. The state’s maximum contaminant level for alpha radiation in drinking water … Continue reading →

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