The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is taking soil and sediment samples to determine whether Minden, W.Va., should be added to the National Priorities List (NPL) for Superfund cleanup.
Bowing to industry’s push, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency now proposes changes in Obama-era federal rules for power plant coal-ash disposal enacted in 2015 after several major spills, aiming to let states provide local oversight and enforcement.
Speeding up the notoriously slow-moving Superfund program appears to be a priority for U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt as he looks to revamp the entire agency.