U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, says more money from Washington is on the way to help clean up radioactive waste in the St. Louis area. “The (U.S.) Army Corps of Engineers has just announced that ($40.5 million in) new money is coming for that cleanup,” he...
A federal fund to compensate Americans diagnosed with cancer or other illnesses linked to radiation exposure has been revived. And victims exposed to radiation in the St. Louis area are now eligible for payments. The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) expired...
The new administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency is scheduled to visit St. Louis Monday. U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, told Missourinet that part of Lee Zeldin’s visit will include a stop at West Lake Landfill in St. Louis County. “He’s going to...
Missouri U.S. Senator Josh Hawley is threatening to oppose the National Defense Authorization Act if it does not include compensation for St. Louis-area radiation victims. The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) is the spending bill that includes the budgets for...
A new bipartisan caucus has been rolled out to track information and cleanup efforts about places in Missouri with nuclear waste. For years, many St. Louis County residents near Coldwater Creek have reported a number of health problems, including cancer, autoimmune...
