EPA takes aim at abandoned dry cleaners

Published September 7, 2016 7:11pm ET



The Environmental Protection Agency is setting its sights on dry cleaners as part its new list of 18 contaminated cleanup sites.

The EPA announced Wednesday that it is adding 10 waste sites under its Superfund program’s National Priorities List, which is set up to deal with long-term waste issues across the country. Mines and former chemical factories typify sites that are normally included under the program.

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