Atlantic Richfield will pay $83.1 million to cover the remaining cleanup at the Anaconda-Deer Lodge County site, agreeing to pay another $48 million to the Anaconda site account in the federal Superfund program.
The $38 million privately funded project, which spans 755 acres and includes 84 distinct work elements, stands apart as the largest brownfield cleanup by area in the history of the Georgia Brownfields Program and was completed ahead of schedule.
In response to a request to unexempt seed treatments from pesticide regulations, EPA declines, but opens the door to labeling and other regulatory changes.
Scientists at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana University, the University of Toronto and the Green Science Policy Institute analyzed a variety of children's textiles in North America. Fluorine was detected in 65% of samples.