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Learn About Superfund
This page has links to content designed to help you find superfund sites in your area, understand the cleanup process and help you learn about superfund's history.
Search for Superfund sites
Searching for National Priorities List (NPL) sites by site name, state or EPA region can easily be done using the basic search tool:
Learn about the Superfund cleanup process
Cleaning up superfund sites is a complex, multi-phase process. Basics of each phase of the process, including opportunities for community involvement, can be found through the superfund cleanup process page:
Learn about Superfund's history
In 1980, Congress passed the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA or Superfund) to address the dangers of abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous waste by developing a nationwide cleanup and emergency response program. A timeline of notable milestones in superfund can be found on the superfund history page: