"… ronmental Protection Agency which monitors the site as part of the federal Superfund program, knows whether humans are still being exposed to its witch’s bre …"

"… n its soil and water. Twenty five other Bay State communities, all home to Superfund sites, still live with a toxic legacy despite millions of dollars spent to …"

"… at are very serious. Some of the worst and most extensive sites are on the Superfund list,” he notes, “but there still are some very bad sites, as far as c …"

"… ery bad sites, as far as contamination and the toxins, that are not on the Superfund list too.”Benson, whose organization works to achieve environmental just …"

"… igence. (FAS) …"

"… d the cost of cleanup was increasing beyond the current funding needed for Superfund sites. In the past decade, EPA allocated $243 million per year for Superfu …"

"… perfund sites. In the past decade, EPA allocated $243 million per year for Superfund cleanup. It estimates $335 million to $681 million per year will be needed …"

"… ny no longer exists or is bankrupt, so the EPA pays for cleanup out of the Superfund trust, previously funded by a tax on petroleum products. The tax was disco …"

"… nvironmental Protection Agency reveals deficiencies in safety testing at a Superfund hazardous waste site in Wheeling, Mo. The 200—acre Wheeling site operate …"

"… aminants could migrate offsite,” the inspector general warned.FAST FACT: Superfund sites are designated areas with uncontrolled or abandoned hazardous waste …"

"… affect local ecosystems or people. The EPA inspector general is reviewing Superfund sites that were considered stable and taken off the agency’s list of pot …"

"… sis may be spilling over into new quarters, affecting the cleanup of toxic Superfund sites across the nation, activists warn.Yesterday, the Center for Health a …"

"… wasn’t supposed to be this way. In 1980, when Congress first created the Superfund program, the EPA was ordered to issue regulations that would require busin …"

"… nup costs.To make matters worse, for years Congress has sat idle while the Superfund program’s intended funding collapsed. Starting in 1980, companies releas …"

"… ans between the EPA and its partner agencies were inconsistent.The EPA’s Superfund program will encounter its most complex and costly hazardous waste sites w …"

"… harmless as little kids eating dirt.” …"

"… , owned by W.R. Grace from 1963 until its closure in 1990, has been on the Superfund list of the nation’s worst abandoned hazardous waste sites since 2002. D …"

"… A declared the first public health emergency in the 29-year history of the Superfund program.“We determined that we needed to step up our efforts,” said EP …"

"… A’s actions. Benefield, who was featured in the Center’s award-winning Superfund report, Wasting Away, said her primary concern is medical research and ass …"

"… toxic areas currently or formerly included or proposed for action by Superfund, a law passed in 1980 to identify and supervise the cleanup of America's m …"

"… not be aware of the agency's priorities, said Susan Bodine, who heads the Superfund program.Bodine released some of this information to the senators, "with th …"

"… ."[This] is ridiculous," said Alex Fidis, a staff attorney specializing in Superfund issues for U.S. PIRG, a public interest group. "The fact that information …"

"… rks Committee is outrageous."Toxic neighborsNew Jersey, which has the most Superfund sites overall, also has the most sites (15) where human exposure to contam …"

"… it is safe to swim in Bound Brook, even though the stream runs alongside a Superfund site — the EPA's designation for the country's worst toxic waste sites.E …"

"… il 1979 as an insulator in the devices, are a probable cause of cancer.The Superfund site encompasses several buildings where the Cornell Dubilier electronics …"

"… s located in and around the site is not shocking to us. That is why it's a Superfund site, and that is why we are cleaning it up," Patricia Carr, an EPA spokes …"

"… ntry — since 1998, but observers say work at the site has been slowed by Superfund's financial problems.The person who found the capacitors, Robert Spiegel, …"

"… mental Protection Agency has diverted $709 million collected from possible Superfund polluters over the past seven years to special accounts, putting hundreds …"

"… al accounts, putting hundreds of millions of dollars out of reach of other Superfund sites waiting for cleanup.Before 2000, all money recovered from companies …"

"… from companies for site cleanup work performed by the EPA went back to the Superfund trust fund to be spent on cleaning up other sites. But a little-noticed ch …"

"… doesn't need Congressional approval to spend the money in them, unlike the Superfund trust fund.The EPA gave the Center a listing by year of cleanup reimbursem …"

"… tings and, of course, are included in all CAS-produced databases. …"

"… rse, are included in all CAS-produced databases. …"

"… toxic waste site that falls under the Environmental Protection Agency’s Superfund program. After public awareness grew about heavily polluted areas like Lov …"

"… ive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (also known as Superfund law) in 1980. Under the law, companies and other parties found responsible …"