Environmental Regulations in Times Beach, Missouri

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Case Study Instructions Background: In the 1980’s, a small town, Times Beach Missouri became one of the largest examples of CERCLA (Superfund) Operations. Please include the following in your case study: · A brief history of the site. · The determinations of the EPA in designating it as a Superfund site. · A brief description of the cleanup operations. · The outcomes of the CERCLA operations. · In your conclusion, please include your thoughts on why the contamination occurred and if the application of RCRA regulations could have prevented the contamination. Links about EPA and CERCLA regulations in reference to Times Beach. https://www.cerc.usgs.gov/orda_docs/CaseDetails?ID=119 https://peer.asee.org/a-midwestern-ghost-town-times-beach-missouri.pdf https://cumulis.epa.gov/supercpad/SiteProfiles/index.cfm?fuseaction=second.cleanup&id=0701237 https://www.epa.gov/rcra https://www.epa.gov/superfund/superfund-cercla-overview https://www.epa.gov/enforcement/waste-chemical-and-cleanup-enforcement Links about site history and other details. https://timeline.com/this-missouri-town-was-so-polluted-the-epa-just-bought-it-and-incinerated-all-the-houses-6cf4bacae42a https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/times-beach-missouri https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/times-beach-was-founded-newspaper-promo-demolished-toxic-waste-ridden-ghost-town-180962693/