EPAFinal Rule
National Priorities List for Uncontrolled Hazardous Waste Sites
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Summary
The EPA maintains a list of the most dangerous abandoned hazardous waste sites across the United States that require immediate cleanup. This regulation establishes how the EPA identifies, ranks, and prioritizes which contaminated sites pose the biggest threat to public health and the environment, ensuring that cleanup money and resources go to the most dangerous locations first.
Key Points
- 1The EPA creates and updates a 'National Priorities List' that ranks hazardous waste sites based on how much they threaten human health and the environment
- 2Sites on this list are eligible for federal cleanup funding and enforcement action to remove dangerous chemicals and pollutants
- 3The EPA uses scientific scoring methods to determine which polluted sites are most urgent, considering factors like proximity to drinking water sources and population density
- 4Property owners, local communities, and developers need to know which sites are listed because it affects land use, property values, and cleanup responsibilities
- 5This regulation has been in place since 1998 and helps the EPA's Superfund program target resources to protect Americans from exposure to hazardous waste
Key Dates
Published
February 14, 2025
This summary is for informational purposes only. It may not capture all nuances of the regulation. Always refer to the official text for authoritative information.
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