America Quote by Fred Thompson

The Superfund legislation set up a system of insurance premiums collected from the chemical industry to clean up toxic wastes. This new program may…

— Jimmy Carter

By 1990, the EPA had tallied up 32,645 sites of past chemical waste dumping in need of cleanup. Some of these are actual waste…

— Sandra Steingraber

We subsidize the disposal of waste in all its myriad forms — from landfills, to Superfund cleanups, to deep-well injection, to storage of nuclear…

— Paul Hawken

Congress must make it clear that common animal waste will not expose farmers to liability under Superfund, while ensuring continued action to clean up…

— Ike Skelton

I'm going to have a very thoughtful and meaningful enforcement response to Superfund to make sure that we are achieving good outcomes for citizens…

— Scott Pruitt

I think the economic logic behind dumping a load of toxic waste in the lowest wage country is impeccable and we should face up…

— Lawrence Summers

For thousands of years, you humans have been throwing in everything as you come across--hopes, dreams, wishes that never came true. Irresponsible waste management,…

— Rick Riordan

Obviously, waste disposal is an enormous and fantastic industry.

— Felix Dennis

We now know from a Princeton study that Superfund sites are causing higher rates of birth defects. We now know that there's no excusing…

— Cory Booker

“the EPA designated Saltville one of the country’s first “Superfund” sites.”

— Jane Mayer

“American cities are like badger holes, ringed with trash -- all of them -- surrounded by piles of wrecked and rusting automobiles, and almost…

— John Steinbeck

The greatest waste in all the world is living below our potential.

— Harold B. Lee