EPA's Superfund Sites Threatened by Climate Change
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EPAs Inspector General warns of climate risks to Superfund sites, highlighting forty-nine coastal zones threatened by sea-level rise and hurricane storm surges, forty-seven low-lying areas hit by inland flooding, and thirty-one exposed to wildfires. Experts urge immediate mitigation measures and better planning to prevent toxins from spilling into neighborhoods and wasting cleanup resources. The EPA claims to factor in extreme weather, but a twenty-seventeen Associated Press probe revealed downplayed risks after Hurricane Harvey flooded seven Superfund sites in Houston. The IGs report emphasizes the need for smarter, forward-thinking strategies to keep communities safer as climate threats escalate.
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