EPA Adds Dozen Sites for Superfund Priority Cleanup Listing

The EPA is adding a dozen sites in Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Oregon, and other states to its Superfund priority list while proposing to add five other cleanups for future consideration.

The Westside Lead site in Atlanta, Ga; Lower Neponset River in Boston-Milton, Mass.; the Galey and Lord Plant in Society Hill, S.C.; and National Fireworks in Cordova, Tenn. are among the sites EPA is adding to its National Priorities List, which now totals more than 1,300 sites.

Funding for the cleanups got a boost under the 2021 infrastructure package, which added $3.5 billion for the Superfund program and reinstated ...