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Once the nation’s most notorious landfill, it’s finally off the Superfund list

The removal of Lipari Landfill in New Jersey from the EPA's Superfund list marks the closing of a chapter of what was once ranked as the most dangerous landfill in the nation.

A view of Alycon Lake in Pitman, Gloucester County, N.J., on Oct. 11, 2024. The lake was contaminated by Lipari Landfill in nearby Mantua Township until it was cleaned up by the U.S. EPA in the 1990s. Lipari was removed from the Superfund list on Oct. 1, 2024, closing a chapter of what was once one of the most notorious landfills in the nation.
A view of Alycon Lake in Pitman, Gloucester County, N.J., on Oct. 11, 2024. The lake was contaminated by Lipari Landfill in nearby Mantua Township until it was cleaned up by the U.S. EPA in the 1990s. Lipari was removed from the Superfund list on Oct. 1, 2024, closing a chapter of what was once one of the most notorious landfills in the nation.Read moreFrank Kummer / Staff