Superfund

Rita Lavelle Convicted of Perjury: EPA Superfund Corruption Confirmed

1983-12-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 7/10

A federal jury convicts EPA official Rita Lavelle of perjury for lying to Congress about her handling of the $1.6 billion Superfund toxic waste cleanup program. Lavelle, who headed the Superfund division, is found guilty on four of five felony counts for false testimony regarding her knowledge that …

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Anne Gorsuch Resigns EPA After Contempt of Congress: Regulatory Capture Exposed

1983-03-09 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

Anne Gorsuch Burford resigns as EPA Administrator after becoming the first cabinet-level official in American history held in contempt of Congress. Gorsuch had refused to turn over Superfund records related to a $1.6 billion hazardous waste cleanup program, citing executive privilege on …

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Berkeley Pit Mine Closes on Earth Day, Pumps Shut Off, Creating Toxic Lake Superfund Site

1982-04-22 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 7/10

Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) closed the Berkeley Pit copper mine on Earth Day 1982 and immediately shut off the pumps that had kept groundwater out of the massive excavation, beginning the pit’s transformation into one of the most toxic bodies of water in North America. The corporate …

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Superfund Law Passes But Industry Successfully Builds In Weaknesses and Delays

1980-12-11 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

On December 11, 1980, President Jimmy Carter signed the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), commonly known as Superfund. While the law represented a landmark response to Love Canal and thousands of toxic waste sites nationwide, industry lobbying had …

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Love Canal Disaster Exposes Decades of Corporate Toxic Dumping Cover-Up

1978-08-07 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

On August 7, 1978, President Jimmy Carter declared a federal health emergency at Love Canal, a neighborhood in Niagara Falls, New York built atop a toxic waste dump. The disaster exposed how Hooker Chemical Company had knowingly sold contaminated land for housing development while concealing the …

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