231 Firms Pay to Fix 'Pure Earth' Toxic Dump: Bureaucratic Oxymoron Alert!
Published Date: 2/28/2025
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Summary
The EPA is proposing a deal where 231 parties linked to the Pure Earth Recycling Superfund Site in Vineland, New Jersey, will pay over $1.4 million to cover cleanup costs. This agreement stops the EPA from suing these parties further about this site. People have until March 31, 2025, to share their thoughts before the deal is finalized.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
231 Parties to Pay $1.427M Cleanup Costs
A group of 231 settling parties (called Respondents) will pay a total of $1,427,692.56 to the United States to reimburse the EPA for past cleanup costs at the Pure Earth Recycling Superfund Site in Vineland, New Jersey.
EPA Grants Covenant Not To Sue for This Site
The proposed settlement includes a covenant in which EPA will not sue or take administrative action against the 231 Respondents under CERCLA sections 106 and 107 (42 U.S.C. 9606 and 9607) with regard to the Pure Earth Recycling Site.
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