Senate Superfund Reform Effort Splits Over Procedural Delays, Funding Cuts

Members of the Senate environment committee are expressing broad bipartisan interest in addressing major delays in Superfund cleanups, though lawmakers differ on whether to prioritize streamlining pre-cleanup procedural requirements or addressing staffing and funding issues amid the Trump administration’s cuts to EPA. At an April 9 hearing, Chairman Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) said the Superfund law “prioritizes process over results,” vowing to “identify efficiencies to accelerate cleanups.” She said the current statute benefits “lawyers who profit from endless litigation,” not...