EPA adds 3 sites to Superfund program. By Ellie Borst | 07/02/2025 01:26 PM EDT . The agency included sites in New Jersey, New Mexico and Oregon in its catalog of the nation’s most contaminated ...

Additionally, the Trump EPA cleaned up more toxic sites than its predecessor by fully or partially deleting 82 sites from the Superfund National Priorities List,” she said.

EPA punts Superfund ‘forever chemicals’ decision again. By Ellie Borst | 07/03/2025 01:46 PM EDT . The Trump administration requested its fourth extension for developing its position on the ...

Last week, three officials at the very top of the Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency quit their jobs. One was Albert “Kel” Kelly, the guy in charge of nationwide Superfund ...

In 100 days, EPA has fully cleared, or cleared portions of, four Superfund sites. In addition, it has supported redevelopment at 21 Superfund sites across 13 states.

Thursday's testing results released by EPA found levels at 70,000 nanograms per kilogram, more than 2,000 times the recommended level of 30 ng/kg, according to an EPA press release.

The EPA office of public affairs was asked to address specific concerns about how drastic budget cuts might affect Montana’s Superfund sites. Instead, the agency emailed a generalized response ...

The sites are the legacy of industrial operations in the 1960s and 1970s, when environmental laws were much weaker, and after 1950s-era city-parish leaders zoned for industry the largely rural ...

Iowa has 17 active Superfund sites with TCE and PCE as contaminants of concern. ... The EPA analyzed potential industry impacts when issuing its final rule late last year to ban TCE and PCE.

The EPA has released information after reviewing 12 Superfund sites in Massachusetts, including one in Landsborough, a town in Berkshire County.

The EPA has told staff overseeing the country’s industrialized Midwest, a region plagued by a legacy of pollution, to stop enforcing violations against the fossil fuel companies.