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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 2012

Clay Applauds EPA Unilateral Administrative Order to

Force Asbestos Removal at Carter Carburetor Superfund Site

Says Time for Excuses is Over, Time for Action is Now

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Wm. Lacy Clay (D) Missouri announced today that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7 has issued a Unilateral Administrative Order to Carter Building, Inc. to force the cleanup of asbestos at the Carter Carburetor Superfund Site, located at Grand and Dodier in the City of St. Louis.

“I am happy to announce this major advance towards ending a serious danger to our community,” said the Congressman.“Working closely with the EPA, I strongly support the Unilateral Administrative Order to force this important phase of the Carter Carburetor clean-up forward. The removal of asbestos from both the main building and the Wilco building moves us closer to the ultimate goal of a completed clean-up of all toxins and contaminates from the entire site. The time for excuses is over, the time for action is now.”

This UAO was issued under the Superfund Comprehensive Environmental Resource Conservation Liability Act, Section 106. Cleanup of asbestos is the first stage required to begin removal activities at the highly contaminated former Carter Carburetor site.

The Unilateral Administrative Order is an important procedural step in the ongoing efforts to secure the cleanup of the former Carter Carburetor Site. It is not a settlement or final resolution of the case. The EPA is continuing to negotiate with the potentially responsible parties.

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