Politics Dec 22 AP finds climate change risk for 327 toxic Superfund sites Nearly 2 million people in the U.S. live within a mile of 327 Superfund sites in areas prone to flooding or vulnerable to sea-level rise caused by climate change. By Jason Dearen, Michael Biesecker and Angeliki Kastanis, Associated Press
Nation Sep 30 EPA says dioxins might have washed downriver during Harvey The EPA says an unknown amount of a dangerous chemical linked to birth defects and cancer may have washed downriver from a Houston-area Superfund site. By Michael Biesecker, Associated Press
Nation Sep 09 Watch 5:21 From Texas to Florida, toxic sites risk flooding The Environmental Protection Agency said last month that in Texas, 13 of the state's 41 Superfund sites -- the nation’s most toxic industrial waste sites -- had been flooded by Hurricane Harvey after the Associated Press reported about them on… By PBS News Hour
Politics Jul 25 Pruitt rolls out plan to streamline cleanup of Superfund sites Among the steps Pruitt outlined will be prioritizing sites that can be redeveloped or where nearby residents are still under threat from the spread of harmful chemicals. By Michael Biesecker, Associated Press
Apr 02 As hundreds of toxic sites await cleanup, questions over Superfund program’s future By Michael D. Regan Among the cache of cuts to the EPA proposed in March under Trump’s 2018 “skinny budget” would be a significant reduction to the Superfund program. Continue reading
Jun 14 Watch White House Legal Authority Over Oil Claims Assessed as Spill Continues As the Obama administration pressures BP to start an independently monitored escrow fund to expedite oil leak damage claims for people and businesses in the Gulf region, Ray Suarez talks to two attorneys about the White House's legal authority to… Continue watching