EAST CHICAGO â The U.S. EPA has begun its first cleanup evaluation of the USS Lead Superfund site, a review typically done every five years so long as contaminants remain on site.
The start of EPAâs five-year review of the East Chicago marks a significant milestone in the communityâs long fight for more protections for those living within the 322-acre site bounded by East Chicago Avenue on the north, East 151st Street on the south, the Indiana Harbor Canal on the west and Parrish Avenue on the east.
EPA officials said they are in the early stage of its review, in which they will contact community members and determine which documents and data to analyze. Site inspections are also part of the agency s review.
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NAVASSA, N.C. (January 27, 2021) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing a revised proposed plan for OU1 for the Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp – Navassa Superfund site. EPA will hold a virtual public meeting to explain the proposed plan and answer questions. EPA released a proposed plan for Operable Unit 1 (OU1) in October 2019. It defined OU1 as 21.6 acres with an anticipated commercial/industrial land use. After receiving additional information from the town of Navassa, EPA and the state of North Carolina determined the reasonably anticipated land use for OU1 may include residential uses, not only commercial, industrial, or recreational uses. As a result of the change in anticipated land use, additional sampling was conducted in August 2020 to evaluate residential risk. Based on the sampling results, the 2021 proposed plan revises OU1 from 21.6 acres to 20.2 acres. The currently proposed 20.2-acre OU1 poses no current or potential thr
12 The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District received a total of $140,542,000 in the Fiscal Year 2021 Work Plan to complete projects across the District’s area of responsibility. This includes the $34,405,000 the District had already received in the Fiscal Year 2021 President’s Budget.
“The Buffalo District is grateful for the large investment into critical projects that will have a profound impact on the quality of life, environmental health and economic growth across the lower water shed of lakes Erie and Ontario,” said Lt. Col. Eli Adams, Buffalo District commander.
Additional information regarding the entire Corps of Engineers’ Fiscal Year 2021 Work Plan can be found here: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Releases Work Plan for Fiscal 2021 Civil Works Appropriations
Fueled by Climate Change, Wildfires Threaten Toxic Superfund Sites
Blazes at the imperiled hazardous waste sites could release toxins ranging from acid mine drainage to radioactive smoke.
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Firefighters use a back burn to try and control the Carr fire as it spreads towards the towns of Douglas City and Lewiston near Redding, California on July 31, 2018. The fire swept over the Iron Mountain Mine Superfund site, threatening to release corrosive chemicals into the watershed and contaminate Redding s water supply. Two firefighters were killed fighting the blaze and a 70 year old woman and her two great-grandchildren perished when their Redding home was swallowed by the flames. Credit: Mark Ralston/AFP via Getty Images
Extensive soil sampling at a section of the Navassa Superfund site found several portions of the area aren’t fit for residential use without remediation. In pink, portions of the site that failed to meet residential use standards. Image edited to fit dimensions. (Port City Daily photo/Courtesy EPA)
NAVASSA The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to redraw portions of the Navassa Superfund site after soil sampling found some sections of the former creosote plant are unsuitable for residential use.
In early 2020, the EPA recommended taking no action to remidiate about 100 acres on the site, which would have freed up the former Kerr-McGee Chemical Corporation for redevelopment.