What is EPA doing to help Illinois with its brownfields, and with brownfields across the nation?
EPA has requested increased funding to go toward brownfields initiatives in the budget. In addition, the President’s balanced budget request includes a tax deduction for cleanup of brownfields. Representative Steve Horn (R-CA) Q: Regarding the Government Performance and Results Act, what are EPA’s plans to obtain adequate cost information? The Agency does not seem serious about cost measurements. A: EPA already includes cost/benefit analysis in the implementation phase of the cleanup process. The Agency’s mandate is health-based and not cost-based. It is necessary, however, to prove cost measurement and weigh options in terms of cost impact. Representative Jay Johnson (D-WI) Q: At the Fox River site, $25 million has been spent over 11 years to determine the extent of the PCB contamination and none of the contamination has been removed. Do EPA and the Department of Justice (DOJ) continue to recognize state voluntary cleanup work? A: Thirty-three States already have adopted voluntary cle
