Feb 14, 2025 · EPA’s Superfund program is responsible for cleaning up some of the nation’s most contaminated land and responding to environmental emergencies, oil spills and natural disasters in order to protect public health and the environment.

Oct 8, 2024 · Learn about Superfund, EPA's nationwide program to identify, clean up, and return contaminated sites to productive use.

Nov 25, 2024 · Since 1980, EPA's Superfund program has helped protect human health and the environment by managing the cleanup of the nation's worst hazardous waste sites and responding to local and nationally significant environmental emergencies.

IF THERE IS A SUPERFUND SITE in your neighborhood, you are probably wondering, “what will happen?” and, “what can I do?” This brochure will give you a better understanding of the Superfund process and ways you and your community can be involved, including important topics such as: What is Superfund? Discovering Superfund Sites

Feb 14, 2025 · At environmental emergencies and long-term cleanups, oil spills and natural disasters, the Superfund program is on the ground, working with our partners to make sure people can live and work in safe and healthy places. On this page: Public health benefits; Environmental benefits; Community impacts; Studies related to Superfund benefits

Oct 8, 2024 · CERCLA, commonly known as Superfund, was enacted by Congress in 1980. It created a tax on the chemical and petroleum industries and gave Federal authority to respond directly to hazardous substance releases endangering the public and environment.

Feb 21, 2025 · This page has links to content designed to help you find Superfund sites in your area, understand the cleanup process, and help you learn about Superfund's history. Search for Superfund sites. Searching for National Priorities List (NPL) sites by site name, state or EPA regional office can easily be done using the basic search tool:

How does Superfund work? EPA and state agencies find out about sites many ways – a phone call from a citizen, a reported accident, or a planned search to discover sites.

Aug 21, 2024 · Cleaning up Superfund sites is a complex, multi-phase process. The contents of this page are provided for learning how the cleanup process works and to find opportunities for community involvement. Click links at each phase of the process for more information.

Feb 14, 2025 · 2024 marks the completion of 500 reuse planning and technical support projects since the inception of EPA's Superfund Redevelopment Program in 1999. Explore the projects and learn more.