Amid Industry Push, EPA Defends FOIA Exemptions In Passaic Cleanup Case

July 21, 2016
EPA is defending in court its decision to withhold from industry parties a variety of documents related to a proposed remediation plan for one of the costliest cleanups in the country, countering industry parties’ contentions that the agency circumvented Superfund procedures at the New Jersey site and is hampering their ability to comment on proposed agency actions. The parties -- EPA and a group of potentially responsible parties (PRPs) at the Diamond Alkali Superfund site in New Jersey -- on...


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