20,000 sites removed from Superfund tracking under brownfield initiative

Journal Article · Mon May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1995 · Hazardous Waste Consultant

OSTI ID:457924

Admitting that {open_quotes}Superfund has unintentionally become an obstacle to redevelopment,{close_quotes} EPA Administrator Carol M. Browner announced the implementation of Phase 2 of the Superfund administrative improvements initiative on March 29, 1995. This phase of improvements focuses on redeveloping abandoned, potentially contaminated urban sites-so called {open_quotes}brownfields.{close_quotes} Under the brownfield redevelopment program. EPA has committed to the following: (1) Removing 20,000 sites from the Comprehensive Environmental Response. Compensation, and Liability Information System (CERCLIS), the Superfund tracking system list; (2) Clarifying issues of liability for these sites; and (3) Awarding up to $10 million in funds over the next two years to 50 brownfield redevelopment pilot projects. 2 refs.

• OSTI ID: 457924
• Journal Information: Hazardous Waste Consultant, Journal Name: Hazardous Waste Consultant Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 13; ISSN 0738-0232; ISSN HWCOEH
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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