St. Louis Nuclear Waste Scandal Exposed with Dawn Chapman

Nuclear waste in the St. Louis area, the cancer epidemic around Coldwater Creek, and the government culpability for mishandling nuclear weapon waste is detailed by Dawn Chapman. How contaminated nuclear waste has been neglected, and how radioactive contamination has leaked into groundwater and caught fire at the Bridgeton Landfill is examined, and what must be done to remove a toxic threat in the middle of the United States is explained on Antidote, hosted by Michael Parker.

Guest Bio

Dawn Chapman is a self described ”mom fighting for the safety of my family and my community who are living next to the world’s oldest nuclear weapons waste at the West Lake Landfill.”

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Episode Breakdown

00:01 Welcoming Dawn Chapman to Antidote.

00:51 The West Lake Landfill, The Manhattan Project and nuclear weapons waste.

04:49 Coldwater creek, cancer and government bidding on waste.

08:25 The cost of cleaning up St. Louis’ West Lake site and superfund sites.

12:02 The Bridgeton landfill fire.

15:28 Groundwater contamination.

18:26 Birth defects, cancer and other health issues.

21:10 Property values and the future of waste sites.

23:12 Bill Gates and cleaning up sites.

27:40 Discovering the waste sites.

31:06 What to do to help.

33:15 Thank you and goodbye.

Guest Bio

Dawn Chapman is a self described ”mom fighting for the safety of my family and my community who are living next to the world’s oldest nuclear weapons waste at the West Lake Landfill.”