EPA Sees Drop In Cleanup Completions Amid Uncertainty On Slowdowns

New EPA data showing its Superfund site “construction completions” were the lowest in decades, on top of its recent report showing the largest backlog of sites awaiting construction starts, is again raising questions about the adequacy of the program’s funding while highlighting the absence of broader data on why the slowdown is occurring. Some long-time Superfund observers, like Kate Probst, an independent consultant who wrote extensively about the program during two decades at Resources for the Future (RFF), says the...