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Synonyms for Superfund

the federal government's program to locate and investigate and clean up the worst uncontrolled and abandoned toxic waste sites nationwide

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Environmental Protection Agency's Superfund program.
When applied to a contaminated site, the "Superfund Alternative Approach" uses the same standards and investigation process as sites going through the conventional Superfund program.
According to Superfund's latest report, its flagship Superfund Q-AG lost 24 per cent in 2009 and was down 6.9 per cent in the five months ended May.
The company, which uses sophisticated computer software to run trades in commodity and financial futures, has come under financial pressure in the current market environment and is forced to cut costs and lay off staff, Superfund said in a statement.
ENVIRONMENTAL Protection Agency's Superfund program was created to clean up the nation's worst toxic waste sites and draw renters and buyers to once contaminated areas.
Administered by EPA, the Superfund program was created to address abandoned hazardous waste sites.
The Superfund trust fund has received revenue from four major sources: taxes on crude oil and certain chemicals, as well as an environmental tax assessed on corporations based upon their taxable income; appropriations from the general fund; fines, penalties, and recoveries from responsible parties; and interest accrued on the balance of the fund.
C[pounds sterling]Demand for managed futures funds is predominantly being driven by investors seeking to hedge against risks caused by high inflation, a low USD, poor equity markets and a global shortage of capital funding,C[yen] Bernd Kreuzinger, Director of Superfund Financial (Middle East) Ltd., said.
OBJECTIVE AND METHODS: I use event history analysis to evaluate the impact of Executive Order 12898 on the equitability of the Superfund program.
Now, the CAFO industry wants Congress to permanently exempt it from the Superfund liability and oversight.
The rule establishes the specific procedure for evaluating a property for potential environmental contamination in order to avoid liability under the federal Superfund law.
Reauthorization of the Superfund law continues to be a major source of controversy among political leaders and environmental activists.
Squad: H Payer (SK Rapid Wien), A Schranz (Liebherr GAK), E Dospel (FK Austria Magna), A Ehmann (Liebherr GAK), M Hieblinger (FC Kelag Krnten), M Katzer (SK Rapid Wien), J Standfest (Liebherr GAK), E Pogatetz (Graz AK), M Stranzl (VfB Stuttgart), M Hiden (SK Rapid Wien), R Aufhauser (Liebherr GAK), M Amerhauser (Liebherr GAK), A Ivanschitz (SK Rapid Wien), M Kiesenebner (FK Austria Magna), R Kirchler (FC Superfund), B Kovacevic (FC Superfund), D Khbauer (SV Mattersburg), S Kulovits (SK Rapid Wien), W Mair (FC Wacker Tirol), B Kovacevic (FC Superfund), R Kollmann (Liebherr GAK), C Mayrleb (FC Superfund), M Haas (JEF United), I Vastic (FK Austria Magna).
Environmental Protection Agency's Superfund program, which oversees the cleanup of toxic waste sites, has relied on a trust fund to pay for so-called "orphan" sites--places where the parties potentially responsible for the pollution have gone out of business or no longer exist.
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