Superfund sites are considered the most polluted places in America, and New Jersey has more than any other state. When the cleanup program was created in the 1980s, the idea was to have polluters — not taxpayers — pay for the work. A tax on the chemical and oil industries made that happen. But Congress let that tax expire in the mid-90s. Now it’s being revived as part of the new federal infrastructure law. And that means billions of dollars to finally clean these toxic messes.
Superfund tax revived in new federal infrastructure law
New Jersey has 114 federal Superfund sites, more than any other state
Ted Goldberg is a correspondent for NJ Spotlight News with nearly a decade of experience telling stories about a wide variety of topics.