{"id":32283,"date":"2013-12-22T21:05:00","date_gmt":"2013-12-22T19:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oneearth-oneocean.com\/2013\/12\/22\/plastic-covered-hawaiian-island-moves-toward-possible-superfund-designation\/"},"modified":"2013-12-22T21:05:00","modified_gmt":"2013-12-22T19:05:00","slug":"plastic-covered-hawaiian-island-moves-toward-possible-superfund-designation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oneearth-oneocean.com\/en\/nonresearch-en\/2013\/plastic-covered-hawaiian-island-moves-toward-possible-superfund-designation\/","title":{"rendered":"Plastic-covered Hawaiian Island Moves Toward Possible Superfund Designation"},"content":{"rendered":"<pre><a href=\"http:\/\/www.biologicaldiversity.org\/news\/press_releases\/2013\/ocean-plastics-pollution-11-18-2013.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.biologicaldiversity.org\/news\/press_releases\/2013\/ocean-plastics-pollution-11-18-2013.html<\/a>\n\nNovember 18, 2013\nContact: Emily Jeffers, (415) 632-5309 or <a href=\"https:\/\/mail.noris.net\/src\/compose.php?send_to=ejeffers%40biologicaldiversity.org\">ejeffers@biologicaldiversity.org<\/a>\n\nPlastic-covered Hawaiian Island Moves Toward Possible Superfund Designation\n\nIn Historic Step, EPA Will Assess Hazards of Plastic Pollution on Tern \nIsland\n\nSAN FRANCISCO\u2014 In response to a petition submitted by the Center for \nBiological Diversity, the Environmental Protection Agency has agreed to \ntake a historic first step toward classifying a tiny Hawaiian coral \nisland, Tern Island, as a Superfund site because of hazards posed by \nplastic pollution. The Center\u2019s petition requested that the agency \nconduct a preliminary assessment of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands \nand a portion of the enormous Pacific Garbage Patch within U.S. waters.\n\nThe EPA\u2019s Superfund program is designed to identify and clean up the \ncountry\u2019s most polluted areas. This is the first time the agency has \nconsidered using Superfund to address an area contaminated by plastic; \nit will be conducting studies on Tern Island, a remote airstrip and one \nof the largest tropical seabird rookeries in the world. In particular, \nthe agency will focus on the toxicity threats posed by plastic debris to \nwildlife that inhabits the area.<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>http:\/\/www.biologicaldiversity.org\/news\/press_releases\/2013\/ocean-plastics-pollution-11-18-2013.html November 18, 2013 Contact: Emily Jeffers, (415) 632-5309 or ejeffers@biologicaldiversity.org Plastic-covered Hawaiian Island Moves Toward Possible Superfund Designation In Historic Step, EPA Will Assess Hazards of Plastic Pollution on Tern Island SAN FRANCISCO\u2014 In response to a petition submitted by the Center for Biological Diversity, the Environmental Protection Agency has agreed to take a historic first step toward classifying a tiny Hawaiian coral island, Tern Island, as a Superfund site because of hazards posed by plastic pollution. The Center\u2019s petition requested that the agency conduct a preliminary assessment of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands and a portion of the enormous Pacific Garbage Patch within U.S. waters. The EPA\u2019s Superfund program is designed to identify and clean up the country\u2019s most polluted areas. This is the first time the agency has considered using Superfund to address an area contaminated by plastic; it will be conducting studies on Tern Island, a remote airstrip and one of the largest tropical seabird rookeries in the world. 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