Report on Superfund Sediment Sites Triggers Senate Republicans' Criticism

摘要

A Government Accountability Office report critical of the EPA's Superfund sediment site documentation prompted a sharp rebuke Oct. 24 from Republican lawmakers on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. The report highlighted some Environmental Protection Agency flaws in maintaining consistency in its Superfund sediment site reviews and advisory process. Agency regional correspondence with technical experts on risk management steps at specific hazardous waste sites varied significantly in the amount of detail provided, and regions failed on a few occasions to submit correspondence on cleanup remedies at all, the report said.