Industry Fears Broad Adverse Effect If EPA’s Vapor NPL Listing Upheld

August 15, 2019
Major industry groups are urging an appeals court to vacate an EPA Superfund site listing based solely on the presence of toxic vapor intrusion, charging the precedent-setting listing could drive not only costlier cleanups and more listings but also strengthen other decisions, such as risk assessments and land use evaluations when setting cleanup remedies. EPA’s “improper determinations” would set a precedent that could widely affect thousands of manufacturing, industrial, chemical and other companies and sites across the country that may...


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