This is a list of Superfund sites in Nebraska designated under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) environmental law. The CERCLA federal law of 1980 authorized the

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(EPA) to create a list of

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locations requiring a long-term response to clean up hazardous material contaminations.P.L. 96-510, (), December 11, 1980. These locations are known as

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sites, and are placed on the

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(NPL). The NPL guides the EPA in "determining which sites warrant further investigation" for

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. As of March 26, 2010, there were 13 Superfund sites on the National Priorities List in

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. No sites are currently proposed for entry on the list. One site has been cleaned up and removed from the list.

Superfund sites

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List of Superfund sites in Nebraska
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Superfund sites

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