Bridgeton /tags/bridgeton Bridgeton en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍřĚěĚĂ Fri, 22 Nov 2024 18:44:38 GMT Lawsuit claims SSM Health failed to protect people from pediatrician’s abuse /health-science-environment/2024-11-22/lawsuit-claims-ssm-health-failed-to-protect-people-from-pediatricians-abuse The suit claims SSM and the company that owned buildings on the campus of DePaul Hospital in Bridgeton didn’t protect visitors from sexual abuse by an area pediatrician. Fri, 22 Nov 2024 18:44:38 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-11-22/lawsuit-claims-ssm-health-failed-to-protect-people-from-pediatricians-abuse Sarah Fentem Radium in groundwater near West Lake Landfill in St. Louis County forces more testing /health-science-environment/2024-07-02/radium-in-groundwater-near-west-lake-landfill-in-st-louis-county-forces-more-testing The landfill contains thousands of tons of nuclear waste and byproducts from World War II-era atomic bomb development efforts. Tue, 02 Jul 2024 14:38:49 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-07-02/radium-in-groundwater-near-west-lake-landfill-in-st-louis-county-forces-more-testing Allison Kite SSM Health trauma service cuts at DePaul Hospital could harm patients, advocates say /health-science-environment/2023-08-01/ssm-health-cut-of-trauma-services-at-depaul-hospital-could-harm-patients-advocates-say SSM Health is shutting down its trauma center at DePaul Hospital in Bridgeton, the last state-designated trauma center in north St. Louis County. SSM Health officials say it's because so few patients who come to the hospital ER need trauma services, but advocates and EMS workers say the decision could put patients with life-threatening injuries at risk. Tue, 01 Aug 2023 19:36:08 GMT /health-science-environment/2023-08-01/ssm-health-cut-of-trauma-services-at-depaul-hospital-could-harm-patients-advocates-say Sarah Fentem, Andrea Y. Henderson Mayors Near Lambert Airport Want Answers About Privatization /economy-business/2019-10-23/mayors-near-lambert-airport-want-answers-about-privatization Updated Nov. 4 with letter and complete list of signatures.Mayors of municipalities surrounding St. Louis Lambert International Airport sent a letter… Wed, 23 Oct 2019 10:26:36 GMT /economy-business/2019-10-23/mayors-near-lambert-airport-want-answers-about-privatization Corinne Ruff For These St. Louis Masons, Bricklaying Is An Art — And A Sport /arts/2019-09-13/for-these-st-louis-masons-bricklaying-is-an-art-and-a-sport Building a brick wall isn’t typically considered a competitive sport — but try telling that to Terry Daniel.Wiping sweat from his eyes, the Wentzville… Fri, 13 Sep 2019 22:04:26 GMT /arts/2019-09-13/for-these-st-louis-masons-bricklaying-is-an-art-and-a-sport Shahla Farzan EPA approves plan to remove nuclear waste from West Lake Landfill after years of complaints /health-science-environment/2018-09-27/epa-approves-plan-to-remove-nuclear-waste-from-west-lake-landfill-after-years-of-complaints Updated at 12:10 p.m. Sept. 28 — The Environmental Protection Agency has finalized its plan to remove radioactive waste from the West Lake Landfill… Thu, 27 Sep 2018 23:43:17 GMT /health-science-environment/2018-09-27/epa-approves-plan-to-remove-nuclear-waste-from-west-lake-landfill-after-years-of-complaints Eli Chen, Lindsay Toler Answered: 9 questions about the EPA’s West Lake Landfill decision /health-science-environment/2018-09-27/answered-9-questions-about-the-epas-west-lake-landfill-decision On Thursday, the Environmental Protection Agency approved plans to clean up radioactive waste at the West Lake Landfill Superfund site.The agency plans to… Thu, 27 Sep 2018 20:21:37 GMT /health-science-environment/2018-09-27/answered-9-questions-about-the-epas-west-lake-landfill-decision Kae M. Petrin Some pleased, others dismayed by EPA plan to clean up West Lake Landfill /health-science-environment/2018-02-05/some-pleased-others-dismayed-by-epa-plan-to-clean-up-west-lake-landfill When the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday announced its plan to remove much of the radioactive waste from the West Lake Landfill, some… Mon, 05 Feb 2018 11:13:28 GMT /health-science-environment/2018-02-05/some-pleased-others-dismayed-by-epa-plan-to-clean-up-west-lake-landfill Kae M. Petrin, Eli Chen Failure of bill to buy out homes near West Lake Landfill leaves Bridgeton residents dismayed /health-science-environment/2017-05-17/failure-of-bill-to-buy-out-homes-near-west-lake-landfill-leaves-bridgeton-residents-dismayed Residents of a Bridgeton neighborhood were denied the chance to move away from the West Lake Landfill Superfund site after Missouri lawmakers last week… Wed, 17 May 2017 20:01:02 GMT /health-science-environment/2017-05-17/failure-of-bill-to-buy-out-homes-near-west-lake-landfill-leaves-bridgeton-residents-dismayed Eli Chen EPA to test areas in Bridgeton for radioactive contamination /health-science-environment/2016-11-17/epa-to-test-areas-in-bridgeton-for-radioactive-contamination The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to test areas in Bridgeton for radioactive contamination.Federal officials are responding to allegations… Thu, 17 Nov 2016 22:11:49 GMT /health-science-environment/2016-11-17/epa-to-test-areas-in-bridgeton-for-radioactive-contamination Eli Chen