EPA declares former barge canal a Superfund site
- Date Range
- 1981 – 1981
- Title
- EPA declares former barge canal a Superfund site
- What occurred
- In Burlington in 1981, the EPA declared a former barge canal to be a Superfund site. This fit into the political climate at the time, where residents in Burlington were starting to become more aware of environmental issues and started pressuring the city to clean up the water front.
- Location
- Burlington, VT
- Image Citation
- "Contaminated Burlington Land Near the Barge Canal Hits the Market for $2 Million ," Seven Days, Oct. 23, 2019
- Student name(s)
- Jodie Wright