What is Superfund Redevelopment?
You crack open the Sunday paper to find a new place to live and come across an incredible deal — a spacious and surprisingly affordable apartment. Jumping at the opportunity, you rush to the leasing office to scope out the property. Everything seems perfect, and you’re just about to sign the lease when you notice a clause stating that the apartment complex sits on land that used to be a toxic waste dump. Even though you’re told the land is perfectly safe now, you have serious reservations about making this apartment complex your home. Landfill Pictures The thought of living, working or being anywhere near an ex-toxic waste dump understandably worries many people, but the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) wants to quell those concerns. In 1980, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) gave the EPA au
