Bringing you the latest news about Superfund cleanups, RCRA corrective actions, and other remedial efforts related to underground storage tanks and oil spills."CleanupNews" highlights policy developments, case studies, technology advances, new resources and publications, court cases, and more.
We developed an electronic supplement to the CleanupNews print edition called CleanupNews II. The print issue will still be available four times a year, and the newsletter will be delivered electronically eight times a year (four issues consisting of the print edition text and four issues consisting of supplemental news).
Current and past issues of CleanupNews are provided below in PDF, or you can view a text only version of the most current issue online.
To comment on the newsletter, contact Richard W. Popino, PhD REM, at MC-2271A, US EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20460, email: popino.rick@epa.gov.
Some of the documents provided by EPA are Adobe Acrobat PDF (Portable Document Format) Files. They can be viewed, and printed, with the use of an Adobe Acrobat Reader.
"CleanupNews," Issue #18(Fall 2004)(PDF, 255 KB)
EPA Region 10 Administrator Iani Resigns, Portfields Project Gets $5 Million Boost, Rocky Flats Building Demolished, Sites Added to National Priorities List, Green Building SEPs, Oregon Metallurgical to Settle EPA Enforcement Action, Rhode Island Company to Pay $500,000 Penalty for Violations and more.
"CleanupNews II," Issue #17S(July 2004)(PDF, 249 KB)
EPA Pledges over $75 Million for Brownfields, Florence Township Superfund Site Removed from NPL, Former Quarry Replaced by Manufacturing Facility, EPA Awards Community Involvement, Demolition to Begin at Atlas Tack Superfund Site, Oregon Announces Economic Development Initiatives, City of Los Angeles Publishes Guide for Abandoned Gas Stations and more.
"CleanupNews," Issue #17(Summer 2004)(PDF, 265 KB) National Award Recipients Honored, EPA releases Guidance on Ability to Pay and De Minimis Amendments, "Smart Enforcement" Strategy Announced, Four Guam Facilities Fined for Underground Storage Tank Violations, Power of Change: A New Educational Campaign for Older Americans, National Corrective Action Conference, Orlando, FL - May 11-12, 2004 and more.
"CleanupNews II," Issue #16S(May 2004)(PDF, 233 KB)
Bush appoints Skinner Acting Assistant Administrator of OECA, Marianne Lamont Horinko, Assistant Administrator of OSWER, Resigns, Atlas Tack consent decree entered, Demolition of 47 homes complete at Escambia, EPA completes cleanup at Stillwater Facility, A river runs through it – ADR supports the success of river sediment cleanups and more.
"CleanupNews," Issue #16(Spring 2004) (PDF, 275 KB)
Supreme Court to decide contribution rights for voluntary cleanups, Leavitt cuts ribbon for new emergency operations center, OSRE releases guidance on contiguous property owners, Poudre River investigation and cleanup begin, O'Brien Machinery project redevelopment and more.
"CleanupNews II ," Issue #15S(February 2004) (PDF, 220 KB)
Suarez resigns as Assistant Administrator, significant FY2003 successes announced, EPA pursues Teck Cominco for Columbia River pollution, ecological soil screening level guidance released, H.O.D Landfill designated ready for reuse, and more.
"CleanupNews," Issue #15(Winter 2004) (PDF, 2 MB)
Leavitt sworn in as Administrator, record turnout reported for Brownfields conference, Environmental Response Team marks 25th anniversary, Missouri redevelopment vision realized, EPA and DoD resolve post-ROD dispute, state cleanup officials focus on drycleaner contamination and more.
"CleanupNews II," Issue #14S(November 2003) (PDF, 241 KB)
Horinko dedicates Condor Street Urban Wild Park, new luxury apartments on former petroleum-contaminated site, parceling Northwestern Steel provides economic benefit, former Murray Smelter replaced by hospital, Congress debates MTBE liability protection, and more.
"CleanupNews," Issue #14(Fall 2003) (PDF, 1.3 MB)
Bush nominates Leavitt for Administrator, EPA signs Consent Decree with Weyerhaeuser, innovative remediation strategy planned for Emeryville, OSRE releases guidance on "windfall liens," more Urban River Restoration pilots selected, bikes hit the trail at Coeur d'Alene, CERCLA Municipal Solid Waste Exemption guidance released, and more.
"CleanupNews," Issue #13(Summer 2003)(PDF, 276 KB)
EPA announces Acting Administrator and Deputy Administrator, Urban Rivers Restoration pilot, CIP proposed for Hudson River, Regional Ombudsmen title changed & roles defined, MOU signed with GSA, top companies commit to achieve Environmental Indicators and more.
"CleanupNews," Issue #12(Spring 2003)(PDF, 1.09 MB)
Discusses EPA's role in the Columbia debris recovery mission, the Laclede Steel settlement, the District Court's dismissal of GE v. Whitman, the One Cleanup Program initiative, the 2003 National Notable Achievement Awards, the Resource Conservation Challenge, and more.
"CleanupNews," Issue #11(Winter 2003)(PDF, 327 KB)
Discusses Interagency Agreement, New Leadership in OSWER & OSRE, Lower Fox River Cleanup Decision, Cameron Station, Forest Glen Redevelopment, court awards, and more.
"CleanupNews," Issue #10(Spring 2002)(PDF, 687 KB)
Discusses 2002 National Notable Achievement Awards, new leadership named in OECA, land revitalization efforts, MTBE treatment profiles website, Brownfields Program partnership with Habitat for Humanity, court rulings, and more.
"CleanupNews," Issue #9 (Winter 2002)(PDF, 1.09 MB)
Discusses new Brownfields legislation, Brownfields job training, Brownfields facts and figures, Hudson River Record of Decision, "Fundamentals of Environmental Justice Workshop" Train-the-Trainer Forum, co-located sites in Lowell, Massachusetts, court rulings, and more.
"CleanupNews," Issue #8 (Fall 2001)(PDF, 675 KB)
Discusses the deletion of Times Beach from the NPL, 25 years of RCRA, EPA's emergency support role, brownfields and MTBE legislation, USTfields pilots, the Triad approach to site cleanup, foreclosure prospective purchasing agreements, court rulings, and more.
"CleanupNews," Issue #7 (Summer 2001)(PDF, 146 KB)
Discusses the 2001 National Notable Achievement Awards, the passage of Brownfields legislation, the award of $38 million to 90 communities for brownfields assessment and cleanup pilots, the new ADR website, court rulings, special attention for Superfund accounts receivable, and more.
"CleanupNews," Issue #6 (Winter 2001) (PDF, 435 KB)
Discusses Superfund's 20th Anniversary, the settlement at the Iron Mountain Mine Superfund Site, future revisions to the EPCRA regulations, the proposed Hudson River PCB cleanup, and more.
"CleanupNews," Issue #5 (Summer 2000)(PDF, 1.52 MB)
Discusses Superfund indirect cost accounting methodology, a Superfund cost recovery case with Atlas Asbestos Mine, the Relocation Forum Stakeholder Meeting, the new Brownfields Technology Support Center, and more.
"CleanupNews," Issue #4 (Spring 2000)(PDF, 1.68 MB)
Discusses the Koch Industries settlement, the Superfund Recycling Equity Act, a third-party audit program to bolster air compliance, the use of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) in Brownfields cases, and more.
"CleanupNews," Issue #3 (Fall 1999)(PDF, 1.6 MB)
Discusses the Superfund Redevelopment Initiative, the completed Love Canal cleanup, FY99 Accomplishments, the AVTEX Fibers lawsuit, the new Superfund Relocation Policy, and more.
"CleanupNews," Issue #2 (Spring 1999)(PDF, 1.95 MB)
Discusses Superfund Reforms, Superfund XL at the Fairmont Coke Site, the new 122(h) guidance, and Y2K at Superfund sites
"CleanupNews," Issue #1 (Winter 1998)(PDF, 1.93 MB)
Features articles on the GE cleanup agreement for the Housatonic River, EPA's municipal solid waste (MSW) policy, and supplemental environmental projects (SEPs) at Brownfields.
