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EPA removes Montgomery site from Superfund list

Alabama Public Radio | By Associated Press
Published September 11, 2020 at 9:50 AM CDT
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has taken a Superfund site in downtown Montgomery off its recommendations for a National Priorities List. 

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management announced the decision in a Wednesday news release.

The Capital City Plume Superfund is an areas of contaminated groundwater and soil in a 50-block area of downtown Montgomery. The agency credited years of work to monitor and clean up the area.
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