Alabama Argues Proposed Superfund Site Listing Exceeds EPA's Authority

Alabama's attorney general is arguing that EPA exceeded its legal authority by considering air emissions and environmental justice concerns in its proposal to place a Birmingham, AL, site on the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) and is urging EPA to scrap the plan, posing a test for how the agency crafts its listing decisions. State officials also maintain Alabama that lacks the funds to support its cost-share for the site if no potentially responsible parties (PRPs) are found to be...