Advocates Call for Reinstatement of Tax, Say Hazards Are Worsening at Waste Sites

摘要

"Extreme weather events" related to climate change are exacerbating environmental and health hazards at superfund sites and driving up cleanup costs when funds are already short, according to a report released March 19 by the Center for Health, Environment, and Justice.rnThe report, Superfund: In the Eye of the Storm, says there is a growing connection between climate change, corporate bankruptcies, and what it calls a serious "slowdown" of the Environmental Protection Agency's superfund program. It calls on Congress to reinstate the "polluter pays" tax authorized by the 1980 superfund law, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA).