Superfund: EPA Should Collect and Use Information on the Effectiveness of Its Recovery of Cleanup Costs
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What GAO Found The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) uses the Hazardous Substance Superfund Trust Fund to finance cleanup costs at Superfund sites where responsible parties cannot be found or cannot pay. In fiscal years 2006 through 2024, the Trust Fund received about $34 billion in constant 2024 dollars, mostly from General Fund transfers. Congress appropriated about $32.8 billion from t
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