WASHINGTON – Missouri U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley has introduced a new bill to compensate victims of radioactive waste in the St. Louis area.
Hawley has pushed for similar pieces of legislation in the past, but his latest bill comes after renewed concerns over radioactive waste in the St. Louis area, specifically the West Lake Landfill in Bridgeton.
Earlier this month, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources sent a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency , suggesting that radioactive contamination could be more widespread than previously believed, based on testing and analysis…