EPA Emphasizes Climate Change Considerations in Superfund Remedies
EPA’s new Superfund director issued a memorandum to all EPA regions on June 30, 2021, addressing the consideration of the impacts of climate change on Superfund remedial decisions at non-Federal National Priorities List (NPL) sites. The memo reiterates existing guidance on how the agency and others involved in the Superfund remedial process should design for the potential that climate change may produce conditions that could adversely impact Superfund remedies. The memo references President Biden’s Executive Order 14008 that addresses climate change and environmental justice.
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