WATCH FIRST: Love Canal, a New York Times Documentary (11 minutes): https://youtu.be/Kjobz14i8kM
There are many Superfund sites that need to be cleaned-up, and not enough money in the “fund” for EPA to pay for it. Often finding private parties solvent to clean-up is just as difficult as finding increased money. How does this macro problem affect the specific locations near such sites? READ this article for one example: https://www.rgj.com/story/news/2018/04/30/after-nevada-tribe-sues-bp-cutting-off-bottled-water-native-american-tribe-fight-over-nevada-superfu/566178002/ (Links to an external site.)
For your initial discussion post, you may choose one of the following:
(1) Read the Superfund Task Force Report to EPA and comment on your opinion of the proposals to handle the timing, cost, and ability to clean-up, list/de-list, and handle Superfund sites: https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2017-07/documents/superfund_task_force_report.pdf (Links to an external site.)
(2) Find an article (or more) about a specific Superfund site (like the Nevada one described in the article above) that is perhaps languishing on the list or switching between listing and de-listing decisions in various EPA administrations. Briefly describe and comment on your opinion of the situation and how it could be resolved at the state or federal level.
Review the video and the links provided above.
