cleanup

New Jersey Leads the Nation in Superfund Sites as EPA Funding Cuts and Staff Reductions Threaten Cleanups

U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. says the Trump administration has cut regional staffing serving the state by a third, making progress on Superfund cleanups “nearly impossible.”

By Anna Mattson

A Small Oil Company Polluted Midland’s Water Reserve. The Cleanup Has Dragged on for Years.

By Martha Pskowski

Coal Communities Accuse Congress of Breaking Its Promise to Clean Up Abandoned Mine Lands

By Kiley Bense

Phillips 66 is Closing its LA Refinery this Month. Neighbors Still Don’t Know if the Company Will Pay for the Cleanup.

By Blanca Begert

After Missing 2025 Goals, Chesapeake Bay Leaders Agree on Longer Timeline and Tribal Role in Cleanup

By Aman Azhar

The Chesapeake Bay Program Reaches a Crossroads

By Aman Azhar

‘A Really Monumental Day’ for Chicago River: Clean Enough for Hundreds to Swim In

By Leigh Giangreco

Chemical Manufacturing Made New Jersey the ‘PFAS Toilet for the Country’

Interview by Paloma Beltran, Living on Earth

A Contaminated Riverside Lot in Chicago’s Bridgeport Neighborhood Is Poised for Cleanup by Peoples Gas

By Charna Albert

Mayor Eric Adams’ Unfulfilled Promise for New York City Parks

By Lauren Dalban

In the Once Heavily Polluted Chicago River, More Fish, a Giant Snapping Turtle and an Upcoming Swim

By Leigh Giangreco

There’s a ‘Lake’ of Oil Under LA’s Soon-to-Close Refinery. Who’s Going to Clean It Up?

By Aaron Cantú, Capital & Main

Navigating the Troubled Waters of Newtown Creek Means an Environmental Cleanup in Brooklyn and Queens That Will Cost At Least $3.3 Billion

By Jordan Gass-Pooré

Amid Federal PFAS Rollbacks, New Jersey Scores Record $2 Billion DuPont Settlement

By Rambo Talabong

Michigan Lawmakers Aim to Revisit ‘Polluter Pay’ to Enforce Cleanup of Toxic Sites

By Douglas J. Guth

Toxic Cleanups in San Francisco Take More Than Four Years Longer in Communities of Color

By Audrey Mei Yi Brown, San Francisco Public Press

Developers See Brooklyn’s Gowanus Canal as an Alluring New Waterfront. But for Years, It Stunk

By Jordan Gass-Pooré

North Carolina’s Iconic College Town Struggles to Redevelop a Toxic Coal Ash Mound

By Lisa Sorg

Louisville Finally Takes Stock of Abandoned Waste Dump Inside a Preserved Forest

By James Bruggers