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Superfund

  • Fiscal Year 2024 Accomplishments of the Superfund Program

    EPA’s Superfund Accomplishments Report for fiscal year 2024 highlights efforts to clean up the nation’s most contaminated lands, respond to environmental emergencies, and promote community involvement at Superfund sites. Superfund cleanups protect human health and the environment, while also supporting community revitalization efforts and economic opportunities through redevelopment.

    Read the report

  • EPA Designates PFOA and PFOS as CERCLA Hazardous Substances

    EPA designates two widely used PFAS as hazardous substances under the Superfund law, improving transparency and accountability to clean up PFAS contamination in communities.

    Read the news release | Read the final rule

  • EPA Adds and Proposes Sites to National Priorities List

    EPA is adding 5 sites and proposing another 3 sites to the NPL where releases of contamination pose significant human health and environmental risk.

    Read the news release | Learn about the NPL

  • EPA Announces Third and Final Wave of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding

    EPA announced more than $1 billion in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to launch new cleanup projects at 25 Superfund sites and continue other cleanups at over 85 sites.

    Read the news release | Learn about the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

EPA’s Superfund program is responsible for cleaning up some of the nation’s most contaminated land and responding to environmental emergencies, oil spills and natural disasters. To protect public health and the environment, the Superfund program focuses on making a visible and lasting difference in communities, ensuring that people can live and work in healthy, vibrant places.

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Report oil or chemical spills at: 800-424-8802.

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Contaminated Media

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Last updated on April 28, 2025
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