Assignment task: Choose a Superfund website that is registered with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). You can use this search engine to find a Superfund site in your state.
The Superfund website will have information about contaminated areas, how they became contaminated, and who is responsible for the contamination, as well as clean-up plans for the contamination.
What are:
- The issue (background information from the website, contamination, clean-up)
- The major players and stakeholders involved (the people who created the problem, the people who can fix the problem, and the people who are most impacted by the problem)
- Possible controversies (differences in opinion about the issue)
- Impact of this environmental issue to the surrounding environment (nearby rivers, streams, farmland, animal habitats, etc.)