Urge the Department of Energy to take a leadership role in resolving the long-delayed cleanup of West Lake Landfill and convene relevant agencies and private parties to finalize a cost-share agreement for long-term cleanup funding and coordination.

Rep. Bell sent a letter to U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright urging the agency to take a leadership role in resolving the decades-long cleanup of radioactive contamination at the West Lake Landfill. The letter calls for DOE to convene all relevant agencies and private parties to finalize a cost-share agreement that recognizes DOE’s role in the contamination and ensures long-term funding and coordination for the cleanup.

Bell called on DOE to lead and coordinate the long-delayed West Lake Landfill cleanup and finalize a cost-share agreement.

Bell Calls on Department of Energy to Lead Long-Delayed Cleanup of West Lake Landfill | Representative Wesley Bell
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"I will continue to work with these groups to ensure the removal and cleanup of radioactive waste near Westlake Landfill and along Coldwater Creek in North St. Louis County."

Bell's campaign platform still lists West Lake cleanup as an active commitment; I found no official 2026 action in the lookback window showing delivery or a finalized cost-share agreement.

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Wesley Bell on the Issues
primary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 66%

Bell's campaign issues page includes Environmental Justice and says he will continue working to ensure radioactive-waste removal and cleanup near West Lake Landfill and Coldwater Creek.

Campaign material establishes the relevant promise area, but this page does not show a completed Department of Energy convening or finalized cleanup cost-share agreement.

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Wesley Bell on the Issues
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 66%

EPA identifies Bridgeton Landfill, Cotter Corporation, and the U.S. Department of Energy as Potentially Responsible Parties for OU1 and OU3, while EPA oversees remedial design activities.

The official site record shows DOE is already a responsible party, but EPA remains the lead oversight agency. It does not show Bell caused DOE to take a leadership role or convened parties for a new long-term cost-share deal.

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WESTLAKE LANDFILL | Superfund Site Profile | Cleanup Activities | US EPA
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 82%

EPA says it entered a May 6, 2019 remedial-design agreement with Bridgeton Landfill, Cotter Corporation, and DOE for the 2018 amended remedy.

The main DOE-related agreement described by EPA predates Bell's January 2025 House term and concerns remedial design, not a Bell-secured long-term cleanup funding cost-share agreement.

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WESTLAKE LANDFILL | Superfund Site Profile | Cleanup Activities | US EPA
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 84%

As of EPA's current status narrative, OU1 is still in remedial design; remedial action begins after design is complete, with design completion estimated for August to October 2026.

The official cleanup status as of 2026 shows the long-term cleanup process remains pending and does not indicate a finalized cost-share agreement or completed cleanup coordination outcome during Bell's term.

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WESTLAKE LANDFILL | Superfund Site Profile | Cleanup Activities | US EPA
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%

EPA reports that pre-excavation confirmation sampling began in July 2025 and that PRPs notified EPA in March 2026 that sampling was complete.

This is cleanup progress during Bell's term, but the record attributes it to EPA and the Potentially Responsible Parties, not to Bell urging DOE or convening parties for a final cost-share agreement.

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WESTLAKE LANDFILL | Superfund Site Profile | Cleanup Activities | US EPA
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 80%

Bell's House site provides RECA application guidance for Missouri zip codes newly eligible as Manhattan Project Waste Claimants.

Bell's office is working on related radioactive-exposure constituent assistance, but this is compensation guidance rather than the specific oversight promise about DOE leadership and West Lake Landfill cleanup cost sharing.

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RECA Application Instructions | Representative Wesley Bell
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 73%

Bell's official Energy issue page contains only a generic contact-office statement for information on energy work and views.

The official issue page does not document any West Lake Landfill-specific DOE oversight action, agency convening, or cost-share agreement.

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Energy | Representative Wesley Bell
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 64%

Bell's official press-release index lists releases and filters by title, keywords, year, and Congress; visible 2026 releases cover other subjects, not West Lake Landfill.

A review of the official press-release index did not surface a public Bell announcement about urging DOE to lead West Lake cleanup or finalizing a cost-share agreement.

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Press Releases | Representative Wesley Bell
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 62%