TN Small Business Group Shocked, Shocked By Potential Loss Of Superfund Cleanup For THEIR Site
A group of small business owners in Tennessee is questioning the Trump administration's commitment to Superfund cleanups and raising concerns about its ability to remediate a site in Chattanooga.
The administration has put an added emphasis on identifying and cleaning toxic sites in the U.S., but the Tennessee Small Business Alliance questioned the administration's ability to follow through on the commitment because of proposed Environmental Protection Agency budget and staff cuts. "It's important to Tennessee's business and economic prosperity to see these highly contaminated Superfund sites cleared of their harmful pollution," alliance director Lenda Sherrel wrote in a release.
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"Cutting the Environmental Protection Agency's budget by almost a third worsens the local burden posed by these toxic sites that threaten human health while hindering the ability to create and grow businesses," Sherrel wrote.
Tennessee has 18 sites listed on the Superfund National Priorities List. The EPA proposed to add 10 more locations across the U.S. earlier this month, one of those being in Chattanooga.
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http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/local/story/2018/jan/17/grobelieves-budget-cuts-will-hurt-local-super/461456/
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What did they think they were voting for last November?
Thanks for nothing 
