EPN Sends Letter to Congressional Committees on PFAS Exemptions from CERCLA
EPN Comments on Draft Environmental Justice Plan for EPA’s Land Protection and Cleanup Programs
EPN Commends the Update to the Superfund National Priorities List
Cleaning Up Superfund Sites
EPA Core Programs—Superfund
Cleaning Up the Nation’s Worst Toxic Sites Threatened by Proposed Budget Cuts
EPN Comments on the EPA Superfund Task Force Report
EPN IN THE NEWS RELATED TO Superfund
EPA May See Difficulties Defending CERCLA PFAS Rule After Chevron’s End
Walter Mugdan, former EPA Region 2 Deputy Regional Administrator and Superfund Director, was quoted in Inside EPA about how overturning the Chevron deference will affect EPA’s recent designation of PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances under CERCLA and whether or not the designations have questionable statutory interpretation that can be challenged in court.
EPA’s Coal Ash Crackdown Comes With a Major Caveat
Barnes Johnson, former Director, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery, EPA Office of Land and Emergency Management, was quoted in E&E News about an updated EPA coal ash rule that requires companies to ensure that coal ash is contained and does not pollute nearby waterways.
EPA Designates 2 PFAS as Hazardous Substances, Increases Liability Risk for Producers
Betsy Southerland, former Director of the Office of Science and Technology in EPA’s Office of Water, was quoted in The Port City Daily about the designation of PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances and the clean-up requirements of emitters that accompany the designation.
EPA Designates ‘Forever Chemicals’ For Enforcement Under the Superfund Program
Tracey Woodruff, former EPA Senior Scientist and Policy Advisor in the Office of Policy, was quoted in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel about the new Superfund rule, adding that it is a step in the right direction, especially for low income communities and communities of color.