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Home » Portland, Ore., Questions EPA Superfund Move
Although Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt has vowed to speed cleanup at the nation’s more than 1,300 Superfund sites, documents indicate the agency may slow down an estimated $1-billion cleanup at the Portland, Ore., harbor. EPA’s move has alarmed local officials and the state’s congressional delegation.
An EPA proposal that hasn’t been made public essentially rolls back a January 2017 EPA record of decision (ROD) to clean up a 10-mile contaminated section of the Willamette River, say Oregon officials who have seen the draft.