What is being done in Ruston and North Tacoma with regards to yard cleanup?
Cleanup of residential yards and some areas of Point Defiance Park is still ongoing. Asarco is conducting the cleanup using money from the Asarco Trust, a settlement fund from previous litigation. EPA has received funding under President Obama’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (the economic stimulus package) to complete the yard cleanup. EPA expects this to be completed at the end of 2011.