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COMMUNITYPhiladelphia Inquirer·13h ago

EPA will spend $2.5M in Camden to clean up site where giant dirt pile caused underground contamination

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The EPA is allocating $2.5 million to clean up a site in Camden where a large pile of waste caused underground contamination. The waste pile was removed in 2023.

The 45-foot pile of fill and excavation waste was just yards from a vacant home in Camden when it was removed in 2023.

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