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‘People deserve it’ | EPA installing new system to speed up Reilly Tar Superfund site clean up
19 Sep 2025 21:33 GMT
… Superfund site was found to have benzene contamination, a cancer-causing chemical … at the Reilly Tar Superfund site in West Indianapolis. … to dispose of waste. Those waste handling practices contaminated … placed it on the Superfund program’s National …
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EPA Affirms Polluters Must Pay to Clean Up Toxic PFAS Contamination
18 Sep 2025 15:32 GMT
… hazardous substances under the Superfund law or CERCLA (Comprehensive … common and dangerous PFAS chemicals in drinking water.
In … class of thousands of toxic PFAS chemicals, and ban all … as “forever chemicals,” PFAS are lab-made chemicals that have been …
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EPA approves long-awaited plan to clean up San Jacinto River waste pits near Houston
17 Sep 2025 01:51 GMT
… Channelview area — contain cancer-causing chemicals called dioxins that have repeatedly … Channelview area — contain cancer-causing chemicals called dioxins. The pits were … EPA's Superfund program targeting hazardous waste sites for cleanup.
Jackie …
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Study shows alarming toxin levels remain at this N.J. Superfund site decades later
16 Sep 2025 22:34 GMT
… are still being sickened by toxic waste, 50 years after the … to operate a solid waste disposal facility. The cleanup … t placed on the federal Superfund list until 1983.
Initially, … surprise: dangerous levels of toxic chemicals still contaminate the soil and …
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Cleanup of Gainesville hazardous waste site continues to stall
15 Sep 2025 14:32 GMT
… containing large amounts of toxic waste.
Since the 1990s, … neighborhood. The hazardous chemicals from the site have … than originally planned.
The superfund site contains two properties: … facilities’ operation, harmful chemicals like arsenic and lead seeped …
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EPA official eyes laxer standards to wrap up Superfund cleanups
11 Sep 2025 22:53 GMT
… office is focused on expediting Superfund hazardous waste remediation, in part by … acceptable cleanup levels for dangerous chemicals at Superfund sites, Cook said.
Site … remediation for Superfund sites historically gets delayed decades …
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The long-term effects of nuclear waste in St. Louis
11 Sep 2025 22:01 GMT
… their illnesses were caused by toxic waste in Coldwater Creek.
Decades before … Mallinckrodt and his business, Mallinckrodt Chemical, after a while were able … statutory obligations to communities with Superfund sites across the whole country …
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New York state identifies multiple superfund sites, contaminated soil in city of Corning
08 Sep 2025 22:57 GMT
… glass manufacturing waste.
All locations identified as Class 2 superfund sites are … . Semi-volatile organic compounds are chemicals that can be found in … Control and Prevention Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Boron …
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Wildfire By Ex-Chemical Plant Raises Health Concerns In South Jersey
04 Sep 2025 00:44 GMT
… area with potentially hazardous chemicals.
The 6-acre fire … EPA). The EPA designates Superfund sites in areas requiring … former electroplating plant discharged waste into nearby waters for … morning. Pioneer discharged untreated waste from the Franklin Township …
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Air quality monitored after wildfire near Franklin Township Superfund site
03 Sep 2025 18:00 GMT
… Superfund site by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) due to hazardous waste … contamination. According to the EPA, soil around the site contains chemical …