The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached a major milestone: the completion of construction at the 1,000th site under Superfund, the federal government program that cleans up abandoned hazardous waste sites.
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Locations that once pulled local economies down are now generating new tax revenues and serving as catalysts for broader revitalization. Redevelopment at Superfund sites has resulted in more than 80,000 on-site jobs and $2.7 billion in annual income.
If that's the measuring stick we want to use then shouldn't we dump toxic waste on all land today so we can clean it up and create jobs and opportunities for economic development tomorrow?
Just wondering.
