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Senator Hawley Urges Nominee To Reassess Past ATSDR Findings on Westlake Landfill Contamination
Summary
Senator Josh Hawley pressed Dr. Menares to review the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry's past health study of the Westlake Landfill in Bridgeton, Missouri, citing subsequent Army Corps findings and news reporting that, he said, revealed flaws in the earlier ATSDR work.
Senator Josh Hawley pressed the nominee on the government's response to alleged radioactive contamination in the St. Louis area at the Westlake Landfill Superfund site and asked whether the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) should reexamine its prior health study.
Hawley described the site's history — including uranium‑era waste…
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