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EPA declares 2 forever chemicals are 'hazardous,' putting polluters on the hook for cleanup

The Biden administration on Friday designated two pervasive pollutants as “hazardous substances” — making it easier to put companies that dumped them on the hook for cleanup costs. The move, by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), designates two types of PFAS as hazardous under the nation’s legacy pollution law. PFAS, which stands for per-and polyfluoroalkyl… ....

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Polluters must pay to clean up areas contaminated with PFOA, PFOS

Industries that discharge toxic PFOA and PFOS compounds into the environment will now be held legally and financially responsible for the contamination, according to a final rule issued by the EPA today. The Department of Defense is also subject to the new requirements. PFOA and PFOS are now classified as hazardous substances under Superfund law, […] The post Polluters must pay to clean up areas contaminated with PFOA, PFOS appeared first on NC Newsline. ....

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Biden administration puts $1B toward cleaning up 110 contaminated sites

The Biden administration will put $1 billion toward cleaning up 110 contaminated sites, it said Tuesday. The $1 billion represents the final tranche of a total of $3.5 billion the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law put toward cleaning up Superfund sites, or areas that have been contaminated by hazardous waste. It will go toward launching new cleanup… ....

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EPA awards another $1 billion to clean up toxic waste in third cash infusion for Superfund program

Twenty-five toxic waste sites in 15 states will be cleaned up, and ongoing work at dozens of others will get a funding boost, as the Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday announced a $1 billion infusion to the federal Superfund program. The money is the third and last installment in $3.5 billion allocated under the 2021 infrastructure law signed by President Joe Biden. It will help clear a backlog of hazardous sites such as old landfills, mines and manufacturing facilities targeted by the 44-year-old Superfund program. Long-contaminated sites slated for cleanup include a former smelting plant in East Helena, Montana; an old textile mill in Greenville, South Carolina; and a New Jersey beach area blighted by lead battery casings and other toxic material used to build a seawall and jetty nearly 60 years ago. ....

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