EPA Sets Stage For Massive Residential Cleanup On Radioactive Mine Sites

摘要

EPA has begun aerial surveys of former phosphate mines in central Florida where it fears tens of thousands of people may be exposed to dangerous levels of radiation - a key step that could put the agency on the path toward conducting a potentially precedent-setting cleanup of the area. The surveys - which have been on hold for years as EPA disputed cleanup standards with state and industry officials - could also lay the groundwork for new damages cases that could potentially force mining companies to clean up the area if the agency does not act on its own, a lawyer following the issue says.