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'Unacceptable risk': J.H. Baxter site in west Eugene added to EPA's Superfund List
08 Jul 2025 02:43 GMT
… Agency's (EPA) Superfund National Priorities List.
The designation … treated wood with industrial chemicals creosote and dioxins. The … on EPA's Superfund National Priorities List. These … uncontrolled or abandoned hazardous waste sites.
A public meeting …
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New Mexico seeks accountability from U.S. military for toxic PFAS pollution
07 Jul 2025 11:41 GMT
A federal judge has allowed New Mexico’s lawsuit against Cannon Air Force Base to move forward, positioning it as a key test case in national efforts to hold the military liable for PFAS groundwater contamination.
Kevin Hendricks reports for New Mexico …
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EPA deems shuttered J.H. Baxter facility a Superfund site
04 Jul 2025 06:32 GMT
… has ceased. Large vats of chemicals and toxic waste have challenged workers, as … .H. Baxter facility has received Superfund status. Its Weed, California plant … property.
Two other sites received Superfund designations on Thursday: Historic Potteries …
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Legislation would establish online dashboard to track chemical cleanups at military installations
03 Jul 2025 00:33 GMT
… Cleanups of cancer-causing chemicals by the Defense Department … Superfund,” the federal cleanup law, according to the Defense Department.
PFAS chemicals … bases exposed to toxic PFAS chemicals have been in … and remove the chemicals from military communities. …
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Trump’s First EPA Promised to Crack Down on Forever Chemicals. His Second EPA Is Pulling Back.
02 Jul 2025 11:41 GMT
… chemicals for decades without disclosing how certain types are toxic … the nickname “forever chemicals.”
The chemicals persist in soil and … Superfund program, which is designed to handle toxic … the construction, recycling and chemical industries, sued. Project …
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CFAC damage assessment could reap rewards; But residents raise a host of concerns, including forever chemicals
26 Jun 2025 00:05 GMT
… through the state.
While the Superfund cleanup largely involves the Environmental … engineer openly wondered about “forever chemicals” of PFAS at the CFAC … keeps the landfills and the waste there in perpetuity. The EPA … if it dug up the waste, it couldn’t get it …
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Opinion: An Independence Day call for protecting toxic-exposed veterans
23 Jun 2025 22:15 GMT
… with high levels of toxic chemicals are eligible for compensation. …
Notably, the chemicals to which veterans have … Both these categories of chemicals are extensively and routinely … county is now a Superfund site, where the Environmental …
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Michigan Superfund cleanup faces uncertain funding
16 Jun 2025 14:12 GMT
… at the former Velsicol Chemical Corporation plant now threaten … budget cuts imperil ongoing Superfund cleanup efforts.
Brian … 254 million cut to Superfund funding, the largest in … River Superfund Citizen Task Force
Why this matters:
Toxic chemicals like …
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EPA Moves To Accelerate Superfund Cleanup Amid Cuts
13 Jun 2025 15:13 GMT
… that cleans up toxic waste dumps, also known as Superfund sites.
There are … to be safe from hazardous chemicals,” says Ben Gibson, counsel at … has justified Superfund budget cuts by highlighting taxes on the chemical industry …
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Michigan’s toxic legacy: How a chemical plant’s error poisoned farms and generations of families
11 Jun 2025 16:13 GMT
… used by a chemical company to incinerate hazardous waste.
“It was … were never exposed to the toxic culprit that caused the … the worst and longest-running toxic messes in the country.
… steady funding through the federal Superfund program, with a massive …