EPA Proposes $151M Settlement for Final Raritan Bay Superfund Site Cleanup

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The Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday a proposed $151.1 million settlement with NL Industries — formerly National Lead — and its former customers, along with the town of Old Bridge, to finish remediating stretches of the Bayshore where the company dumped toxic waste from its operations in the area. Those impacted areas collectively make up the Raritan Bay Slag Superfund site, which includes beaches in the Laurence Harbor section of Old Bridge that remain closed to the public to limit the risk of exposure to lead and other contaminants.