Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt on Wednesday told agency staff that it’s time to get serious about cleaning up the nation’s most contaminated sites, giving himself more power over regional chiefs to make sure it gets done quickly.

“I am making it a priority to ensure contaminated sites get cleaned up,” Pruitt said, ensuring that federally designated cleanup sites under the Superfund program will be given top priority. “We will be more hands-on to ensure proper oversight and attention to the Superfund program at the highest levels of the agency and to create consistency across states.”