Army Skirts EPA's RCRA Vapor Intrusion Order, Calls Cleanup Equivalent

The Army has told EPA the response actions it is taking under the Superfund law regarding vapor intrusion allegedly stemming from a former Georgia military base are equivalent to those mandated by EPA under a first-ever Resource Conservation & Recovery Act (RCRA) order requiring mitigation of vapor intrusion, effectively skirting any commitment to directly comply with the order. EPA Dec. 29 finalized a RCRA section 7003 order against the Army requiring mitigation of vapor intrusion in residences surrounding the former...