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Superfund Success Stories
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Improvement Store Helps Improve Site!
Denver
Radium Site
Denver, Colorado
What began as a
radium-contaminated site was purchased by The Home Depot, Inc., who
redeveloped the land and built a home improvement supply store on
the site. more....
Related Links within the Superfund Site:
- EPA Region 8
Superfund
- Superfund
Redevelopment Initiative
Superfund
Program Combats Military Waste!
Fort Devens
Site
Devens, Massachusetts
Even the military
couldn't combat the hazardous waste that was destroying the U.S.
Army's Fort Devens base. With the help of EPA, the site is being
refurbished to provide services such as a jobs corps center, a
federal prison hospital, and a wildlife refuge. more....
Related Links within the Superfund Site:
- EPA Region 1
Superfund
- Superfund
Redevelopment Initiative
Superfund
Partnerships Work!
General Mills/Henkel
Site
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Three city blocks in
Minneapolis were contaminated with laboratory deposits from
extensive chemical testing. The site is located close to the
Mississippi River, the source of drinking water for surrounding
residential areas. EPA stepped in to clean up and refurbish the site
to productive use. more....
Related Links within the Superfund Site:
- EPA Region 5
Superfund
- Superfund
Redevelopment Initiative
Superfund Targets Legacy of Waste!
Industri-Plex Site
Woburn, Massachusetts
A
crucial step in cleaning up a site is creating a partnership between
EPA and those responsible for contaminating the site. Such a
partnership turned this site from a contaminated abandoned factory
into a commercial and retail district, a transportation center, and
a wetland preserve. more....
Related Links within the Superfund Site:
- EPA Region 1
Superfund
- Superfund
Redevelopment Initiative
Baltimore Plays, Courtesy of Superfund!
Kane & Lombard Street
Drums
Baltimore, Maryland
Avid golfers and playful
children share this green 10-acre plot in Baltimore. Only a few
years ago, the same area was filled with hazardous waste. EPA's
cleanup of the site provides a safe recreational area for the nearly
14,000 households that surround it. more....
Related Links within the Superfund Site:
- EPA Region 3 Hazardous Site
Cleanup Division
- Superfund
Redevelopment Initiative
Superfund Helps Re-use Land Productively!
Luminous Processors,
Inc.
Athens, Georgia
What is now the bearer of Happy
Meals, milkshakes, and french fries was once contaminated with
radioactive waste--the result of the production of glow-in-the-dark
clocks and watches. EPA cleaned up the site to make room for Ronald
McDonald's new home. more....
Related Links within the Superfund Site:
- EPA Region 4
Superfund
- Superfund
Redevelopment Initiative
Corporate Complex Gets Clean Start!
MacGillis & Gibbs Co./Bell Lumber & Pole
Co.
New Brighton, Minnesota
This building is one of
many facilities being built on a site that used to contain
contaminated soil and groundwater, putting the surrounding
residents' health at risk. A chemical-free complex of different
office buildings is currently being built on the site. more....
Related Links within the Superfund Site:
- EPA Region 5
Superfund
- Superfund
Redevelopment Initiative
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