Environmental

Court Orders Environmental Protection Agency to Finalize Rules so Polluters Pay for Their Own Toxic Messes

Victory: After decades of delay “financial assurance” regs will prevent polluters from leaving staggering cleanup cost to the public

The Gowanus Canal Superfund site in Brooklyn, New York, is bounded by several communities, including Park Slope, Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens and Red Hook.

The Gowanus Canal Superfund site in Brooklyn, New York, is bounded by several communities, including Park Slope, Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens and Red Hook. The EPA has estimated that one in four Americans lives within three miles of a hazardous waste site.  Shawn Hoke / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2016.  The U.S. Court…

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