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EPA’s Region 1 office said the completion of these reviews reflects ongoing oversight across New England’s Superfund portfolio as cleanup work progresses or enters long-term monitoring phases.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has selected a cleanup plan for the first mile of the Lower Neponset River Superfund Site in Boston.

A judge blocks mass firings as EPA and Army Corps projects stall, leaving vital cleanups in limbo.

The EPA’s new approach focuses on cleaning up lead-contaminated residential soil at Superfund and hazardous waste sites.

These white papers are funded by the Rivian Foundation, underscoring the growing interest from clean-tech companies in securing domestic sources of minerals for electric vehicles, batteries, and renewable infrastructure.

Residents interested in learning more can review the full Record of Decision, the EPA’s responses to public comments, and additional background materials on the Fulton Avenue Superfund Site profile page.

The project reflects a broader recognition that uranium’s legacy isn’t just historical—it’s a present-day public health and environmental justice issue.

The investment, part of President Donald Trump’s America First Energy Agenda, marks one of the largest federal commitments to land restoration and economic revitalization in coal-producing regions.

The cleanup is funded through the $5.15 billion Tronox settlement reached in 2014, which allocated $1 billion specifically for remediating 50 uranium mines across the Navajo Nation.

Electrochemical oxidation process, now marketed as DE-FLUORO, offers a sustainable solution for destroying PFAS in contaminated liquids.