Jan 17, 2025
BOSTON (WWLP) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released information after reviewing 12 Superfund sites in Massachusetts, including one in Landsborough, a town in Berkshire County. According to a news release from the EPA, a five-year review is conducted of 12 Superfund sites on the National Priority List in Massachusetts, as required by law. The EPA looks at the actions for cleanup, results of the cleanup, and continued prevention efforts in deciding if any further action to protect human health or the environment is required.  City of Springfield awarded $20 million EPA grant The EPA's Superfund program was created in 1980 to address and remediate the most hazardous waste sites in the country. The reviews monitor the sites and identify if there are any new issues, make recommendations on actions, and consider future use and redevelopment of the properties. The Superfund sites in Massachusetts where EPA has completed five-year reviews during the 2024 Fiscal Year are listed below. W.R. Grace & Co. Inc. (Acton Plant), Acton  Nyanza Chemical Waste Dump, Ashland  Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant, Bedford  Baird & McGuire, Holbrook  Rose Disposal Pit, Lanesborough  Silresim Chemical Corp., Lowell  Hathaway & Patterson, Mansfield and Foxborough  Sutton Brook Disposal Area, Tewksbury  Hocomonco Pond, Westborough  South Weymouth Naval Air Station, Weymouth  Industri-Plex, Woburn  Wells G & H, Woburn  Local News Headlines Agawam resident to attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration Easthampton public safety complex available as warming center next week State House Spotlight: Preparing for Trump Prepare snowblowers as weekend snow approaches WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on WWLP.com.
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