EPA announces $93.4M plan to rid California Superfund site of dangerous chemicals
The EPA announced a $93.4 million plan to remove dangerous chemicals from the United Heckathorn Superfund site in Richmond, California. Local community members and the Richmond Shoreline Alliance expressed dissatisfaction with the proposal, advocating for a more extensive cleanup effort than the one currently planned.
The EPA has released a 53-page, $93.4 million plan to remove dangerous chemicals from Richmond’s Heckathorn Superfund site, but community members who’ve long advocated for a more extensive cleanup aren’t impressed. While there may be some aspects of the EPA’s United Heckathorn Superfund Site plan that the Richmond Shoreline Alliance (RSA) might agree with, said...
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