Controversy mounts over EPA cleanup plan for Richmond Superfund site
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- Developments
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What happened
The Environmental Protection Agency released a 53-page plan valued at $93.4 million for the major cleanup of the United Heckathorn Superfund site in Richmond. This plan calls for dredging and removing all contaminated sediment from the Lauritzen Channel and disposing of it off-site. The Richmond Shoreline Alliance argues the EPA proposal is incomplete because it does not meet the standard of a complete cleanup. The Alliance notes that a more comprehensive cleanup plan has been endorsed by the city of Richmond and Senator Jesse Arreguín.
Why it matters
The cleanup addresses toxins like DDT that contaminated the site between 1947 and 1966. The plan is funded by private companies responsible for the polluted properties. The EPA must address the concerns regarding the adequacy of the plan before proceeding with the remediation process.
Who's involved
- EPAAgency tasked with managing the cleanup of the Superfund site.
- RichmondThe location of the highly contaminated United Heckathorn Superfund site.
- Janet JohnsonAcademic whose professional advocacy role involves critiquing the EPA's cleanup policy.
- Jesse ArreguínPolitician who has endorsed the alternative community cleanup plan.
Who could feel it
Possible knock-on effectsThese are possibilities Brind reasoned out, not predictions, and not advice. Most are not stated in any report.
- VirginiaSpeculative
The state of Virginia may bear ultimate regulatory and financial responsibility for the cleanup costs.
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The entities involved
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EPA
defunct retail company
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Richmond
capital city of Virginia, United States of America
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Janet Johnson
US Egyptologist and academic
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