CALIFORNIA PLAN TO RENEW CLEANUP PROGRAM MIRED IN CONFUSION

With the state's Superfund law set to expire Dec. 31, California state officials are scrambling to revise the state's Health & Safety Code so that the remaining authority can be used to conduct cleanups. State authorities are planning on transferring cleanup authority from Chapter 6.8 to Chapter 6.5 of the Health & Safety Code (HSC). But according to an internal document compiled by the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), the department's plan is fraught with complications and unanswered questions...