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EPA to Negotiate a Plan for San Jacinto Waste Pits Cleanup

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is working to negotiate a plan for the $115 million project to clean up the San Jacinto Waste Pits in Texas, which could take over a year to finalize. The pits became a federal Superfund site in 2008, and it’s one of the 43 Superfund sites in the coastal areas affected by Hurricane Harvey.

The EPA will oversee the cleanup process of the waste pits, which is expected to take approximately 27 months and will include the removal of a large amount of dioxin and other toxins.

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