ON AIR WITH IER: EPISODE 80

This week: The EPA has removed all or parts of 27 Superfund sites, including three Indiana sites, from the National Priorities List. Is the contamination threat at those sites really gone? Plus, an Indiana University professor will chair the EPA's scientific advisory board.
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October 26, 2020
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Introduction

Welcome to Episode 80 of the IER Podcast!

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Indiana University Professor Appointed as Chair of EPA’s Science Advisory Board

By Enrique Saenz

An Indiana University professor has been appointed as chair of an advisory panel tasked with advising the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency administrator on scientific and technical aspects of agency actions.

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Trump Administration Touts Superfund List Deletions as Victories Amid Continuing Contamination Threat

By Enrique Saenz

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is touting the full and partial removal of 27 Superfund sites from a list tracking the nation’s most contaminated sites as Trump administration victories despite decades of cleanup, persisting contamination threats and concerns expressed by local authorities.

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