Topic
Superfund
122 published works
The Nickel Report
Can Superfund Be Reformed to Reduce the Misallocation of Resources?
The Superfund program is much criticized for good reason on many grounds. It takes too long to investigate sites and decide on the appropriate cleanup. The costs for investigation and…
Green Building Law Update
Superfund can Save Our Current Way of Life
Superfund is broken. “[W]e all know it doesn't work -- the Superfund has been a disaster," said President Clinton. President Bush described the need for a program overhaul. President Obama…
Manufacturing Law Blog
Superfund Changes Afoot
By Megan Baroni
Since taking over as EPA Administrator, Scott Pruitt has made it clear that he intends to focus on—and overhaul—the Superfund program. Calling the program “at the center of the Agency’s…
Energy & Environmental Law Adviser
EPA Takes Back Decision-Making Authority for the Most Costly Superfund Cleanups
By Amy Antoniolli, Bradley S. Rochlen
In a break with long-standing policy, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt has taken back authority to approve remedies costing $50 million or more at Superfund sites effective immediately.…
E2 Law Blog
New Delegation Centralizes Largest Superfund Cleanup Decisions
In a move designed to streamline approvals of and ensure consistency among the largest Superfund cleanups, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt last week approved a new delegation of authority giving him and his…
The Nickel Report
Is Superfund Heading in a New Direction?
In 1980, a lame duck Congress passed the nation’s first legislation, the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. §9601 et seq. (CERCLA), to address the cleanup of…
The Northwest Policyholder
Washington Federal Court Confirms That EPA General Notice Letters Trigger the Duty to Defend
By Jeff Miller, Seth Row
The United States District Court for the Western District of Washington recently held that several insurers breached their insurance contracts when they refused to defend their insureds against letters from…
Environmental Law & Policy Monitor
EPA’s Proposed Mining Assurance Rule
By Hahnah Williams, Andrea Rimer Brogdon, Andrea Wortzel
On January 11, EPA proposed Superfund financial assurance regulations for the hardrock mining industry. The proposal requires owners and operators of certain types of hardrock mines and mineral processing facilities…
frESH
Superfund Financial Assurance Rules: Chemical, Coal, Petroleum & Electric Power Industries Face Upcoming US EPA Rulemaking
On December 1, 2016, the US EPA Administrator signed two documents about financial assurance – effectively bonding for facility cleanup – under Superfund for several industry sectors. The longer document…
Napoli Shkolnik Blog
Investigative Report: Wheatfield Superfund Site
The toxic Wheatfield landfill located in Niagara County, New York was declared a Superfund site due to its historic use as an industrial and municipal landfill. Though inactive people may…