Do EPA and the Department of Justice (DOJ) continue to recognize state voluntary cleanup work?
Thirty-three States already have adopted voluntary cleanup programs, and EPA has guided them through the process. EPA has signed memoranda of agreement with 10 States, and is in negotiations with nine more. EPA encourages State involvement, especially with non-NPL sites. Representative Jo Ann H. Emerson (R-MO) Q: With regard to the Washington D.C. Navy Yard site, the Sierra Club has indicated that the site should not be put on the NPL because this would slow cleanup. How can this be? A: That site is a Federal facility site. Such sites have different consideration. The Sierra Club may be stating such a position because they are suing parties at the site, and NPL listing may interfere with their agenda. Such questions should be posed to the Sierra Club. Representative John R. Thune (R-SD) Q: Is there agreement that Superfund cleanups are taking too long? A: Our analysis indicates that cleanup durations are decreasing from an average of ten years to eight years. In South Dakota, the Annie
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