Hundreds of toxic sites at risk for flooding, which could endanger surrounding communities

by JOCE STERMAN, ALEX BRAUER and ANDREA NEJMAN

Mon, March 8th 2021, 3:59 PM UTC

A photo of the American Cyanamid Superfund site in New Jersey shows flooding that followed Hurricane Irene in 2011 (Photo: Environmental Protection Agency)

Mayor Eulis Willis walks along the marsh that serves as a buffer for a Superfund site in Navassa, North Carolina (Photo: Alex Brauer)

A sign tacked onto a trailer in Navassa, North Carolina provides basic details about the Superfund site that sits just behind it (Photo: Joce Sterman)

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A photo of the American Cyanamid Superfund site in New Jersey shows flooding that followed Hurricane Irene in 2011 (Photo: Environmental Protection Agency)

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