Biden Administration Releases Final $1 Billion for Superfund Cleanup Projects

Published on February 28, 2024

The Biden administration has released its final tranche of $1 billion in funding to clean up more than 100 waste sites across the United States, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said on Tuesday. The $1 billion is the third and final wave of $3.5 billion in total funding allocated for cleanup projects under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill, which President Joe Biden signed into law in 2021. In a Feb. 27 statement, the EPA said that the final funding will go towards cleanup projects at 25 new Superfund sites—areas contaminated with hazardous waste—as well as at 85 existing sites. The sites are contaminated with toxic chemicals from manufacturing facilities, processing plants, landfills, and mining, which can harm the health and well-being of local communities in urban and rural areas....

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