EPA Proposes to Add Site in Midwest City, Okla., to National Priorities List to Reduce Environmental and Public Health Risk
The
"Communities get healthier and local economies grow when contaminated sites get addressed," said Acting Regional Administrator
"The Superfund program provides a mechanism for the states to investigate and clean up contaminated properties," said
The site, southeast of
Nationwide,
These sites can threaten the health of entire communities with short-term or long-term risks. Some groups of people, such as children, pregnant women and the elderly, may be at particular risk. Ecosystems at Superfund sites can be harmed when contaminants accumulate in plants and animals, reducing survival and growth rates, altering the composition of species in an area, seriously damaging or destroying the ecosystem, and rendering fish, shellfish, game and plants inedible. Also, activities at some sites have resulted in destruction of vegetation and topsoil, increasing risks of flooding and storm damage.
Superfund cleanups benefit the health of those who live on or near Superfund sites. Academic research has shown these cleanups reduce birth defects close to a site by as much as 25 percent. When
Community partnerships are critical to Superfund site cleanups.
For
For information about Superfund and the NPL: http://www.epa.gov/superfund
The Superfund program is a cornerstone of the work that the
The task force's recommendations focused on five overarching goals: expediting cleanup and remediation, reinvigorating cleanup and reuse efforts by potentially responsible parties, encouraging private investment to facilitate cleanup and reuse, promoting redevelopment and community revitalization and engaging with partners and stakeholders. Work to prioritize and reinvigorate the program by the task force has been initiated and will be ongoing into the future.
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EPA Adds Former Custom Cleaners in Memphis, TN to National Priorities List to Clean Up Contamination
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