Laws & Regulations

Case Summary: EPA Reaches $14.6 Million Settlement for Groundwater Cleanup at Torrance, Calif. Superfund Sites

Case summary of the Montrose Groundwater Superfund site cleanup settlement in Region 9

Guidance: Interim Revisions to Superfund Settlement Models to Clarify Contribution Rights and Protection from Claims Following Aviall and ARC Decisions

Memo on interim revisions to the Superfund settlement models issued to clarify contribution rights based on the Supreme Courts decisions in Aviall and Atlantic Research

Case Summary: Cleanup Agreement for Precision National Corporation Site, Penn.

Case summary of the administrative order on consent to cleanup groundwater and surface water contamination at the Precision National Corporation Site in Clarks Summit, Penn.

Case Summary: Settlement Reached on Groundwater Cleanup at the Davis Liquid Waste Superfund Site, R.I.

Case summary of the remedial design/removal action (RD/RA) consent decree for cleanup at the Davis Liquid Waste Superfund Site in Rhode Island

Case Summary: Settlement Reached on cleanup and costs for Occidental Chemical Corp / Firestone Tire Superfund site

Case summary of the cost recovery and cleanup settlement reached for the Occidental Chemical Corp / Firestone Tire Superfund Site in Region 3.

Case Summary: Agreement Furthers Cleanup of the Quanta Resources Superfund Site in New Jersey

Case summary of the Quanta Resources Superfund site settlement agreement

Case Summary: RCRA Settlement will Result in Improvements to Moca, Puerto Rico Landfill Operations

Case summary of the corrective action agreement for the Moca, Puerto Rico landfill

Case Summary: Cleanup Settlement Addresses Contaminated Sediment Removal in Blair Waterway, Washington State

Case summary of the cleanup agreement for Blair Waterway in the Port of Tacoma

Case Summary: EPA Issues Order for Groundwater Investigation at Bonita Peak Mining District Superfund Site

Case summary for UAO for site cleanup at Bonita Peak Mining District Superfund Site

Cleanup Settlement Will Eliminate Toxaphene Contamination at a Former Pesticide Facility in Georgia

Case summary of settlement agreement for clean up of toxaphene at former pesticide facility in Georgia

Case Summary: Kellwood Company Agrees to Conduct Cleanup at the Riverfront Superfund Site in New Haven, Mo.

Case summary of the settlement agreement associated with cleanup of the Riverfront Superfund site in Region 7

Completed Registration Review Actions for FY 2025 Quarter 1

We publish notices of issuance or approval for certain pesticide regulatory actions (new registration, emergency exemption, and special local needs. See the actions we have taken.

Case Summary: Settlement with Formosa Plastics Corporation for Site-Wide Corrective Actions at Point Comfort, Texas Facility

Case summary of agreement to perform corrective action at facility in Region 6.

Audit Policy Interpretive Guidance - Questions and Answers, 1997

1997 Questions and Answers concerning U.S. EPAs Audit Policy Interpretive Guidance

RCRA Corrective Action Enforcement Authorities

Explains the enforcement authorities contained in the RCRA statute for corrective action

News Releases and IG Statements

The News Releases and IG Statements page of the United States Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Inspector General.

IG Statement: Arthur A. Elkins, Jr., on OIG report "Early Warning Report: Main EPA Headquarters Warehouse in Landover, Maryland, Requires Immediate EPA Attention"

Statement of Inspector General Arthur A. Elkins, Jr., on the Office of Inspector General (OIG) report Early Warning Report: Main EPA Headquarters Warehouse in Landover, Maryland, Requires Immediate EPA Attention.