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EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt on Monday, October 16, signed a memorandum ending the Agency’s practice of ‘sue and settle.’
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt visited the USS Lead Superfund in East Chicago, Indiana. The site was listed on the National Priorities List of the worst contaminated sites in the country in 2009. The site includes part of the former USS Lead facility along with nearby commercial, municipal and residential areas, including the West Calumet public housing complex.
EPA has taken the following remediation actions to expedite cleanup at the USS Lead Superfund in East Chicago:
· EPA resumed cleanup working in Zones 2 and 3 after the agency reached an agreement with several potentially responsible parties to fund part of this work at an estimated value of $16 million.
· Zone 2: EPA plans to remove...
