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Missouri Officials Warn of Radioactive Threat at Landfill

1/27/2025

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Missouri officials have raised alarms with the EPA over possible radioactive contamination at the Bridgeton Landfill, which has been burning for more than 14 years. They fear it may contain nuclear waste akin to that found at the nearby West Lake Landfill. As the EPA investigates, the landfill owner firmly denies any radioactive materials, while cleanup efforts persist in the St. Louis region.

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Missouri officials have raised alarms with the EPA over possible radioactive contamination at the Bridgeton Landfill, which has been burning for more than 14 years. They fear it may contain nuclear waste akin to that found at the nearby West Lake Landfill. As the EPA investigates, the landfill owner firmly denies any radioactive materials, while cleanup efforts persist in the St. Louis region.