Lees Lane Landfill http://wfpl.org en Lees Lane Landfill Soil Testing Shows Contamination, But Source and Scope Still Unknown http://wfpl.org/post/lees-lane-landfill-soil-testing-shows-contamination-source-and-scope-still-unknown <p>New soil sampling at the Lees Lane Landfill shows there’s still some contamination at the site, but further testing is needed to determine whether the heavy metals and toxic chemicals found in the tests originated at the landfill.&nbsp;</p> Tue, 14 May 2013 19:59:59 +0000 Erica Peterson 5387 at http://wfpl.org Lees Lane Landfill Soil Testing Shows Contamination, But Source and Scope Still Unknown At Community Meeting, EPA Lays Out Next Steps for Lees Lane Landfill http://wfpl.org/post/community-meeting-epa-lays-out-next-steps-lees-lane-landfill <p>Federal Environmental Protection Agency officials say there&rsquo;s still work to be done at the Lees Lane Landfill site in southwest Louisville, though they don&rsquo;t believe the site is currently a danger to nearby residents.</p> Fri, 20 Jul 2012 03:34:53 +0000 Erica Peterson 1070 at http://wfpl.org EPA Will Hold Meeting About Lees Lane Landfill Tomorrow http://wfpl.org/post/epa-will-hold-meeting-about-lees-lane-landfill-tomorrow <p>Representatives from the <a href="http://www.epa.gov" target="_blank">Environmental Protection Agency </a>will be in Louisville tomorrow to discuss a former toxic Superfund site.</p><p>New environmental issues have arisen at the <a href="http://epa.gov/region4/superfund/sites/npl/kentucky/leelky.html" target="_blank">Lees Lane Landfill </a>in West Louisville.</p><p>The landfill was closed in 1975. After 400 drums of hazardous materials were found on the site near the Ohio River several years later, Lees Lane was classified as a toxic Superfund site, and cleanup began.</p> Wed, 18 Jul 2012 21:28:21 +0000 Erica Peterson 1055 at http://wfpl.org