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EPA Updates Superfund National Priorities List
to Clean Up Pollution, Address Public Health
Risks, and Build a Better America
March 17,2022
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EPA Press Office (press@epa E
WASHINGTON (March 17,2022) - Today; the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it is adding 12 sites Superfund
National Priorities List (NPL) and is proposing to add another five. These are sites where releases of contamination pose significant
human health and environmental risks_
Cleaning
contaminated sites is important for the health, safety; and revitalization of
communities
"No community deserves to have contaminated sites near where
live, work, play;
go to school. Nearly 2 out of 3 ofthe sites
being proposed or added to the priorities list are in overburdened or underserved communities;" said EPA Administrator Michael $
Regan: "EPA is building
better America by taking action to clean up some of the nation's most contaminated sites, protect
communities' health; and return contaminated land to safe and productive reuse for future generations
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