Lawmakers want Corps, not EPA, to remediate landfill
Friday, November 20, 2015
ST. LOUIS -- Four members of Missouri's congressional delegation called Thursday for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to take over remediation of the West Lake Landfill site in St. Louis County, saying the Environmental Protection Agency is moving too slowly in addressing concerns about nuclear contamination.
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