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| http://upton.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398538 | Upton, Bruce Merchant Attend CERCLA Implementation Briefing | 2015-11-17 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Republican | House | MI | Fred Upton | U000031 | upton.house.gov | legacy | Congressman Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, and his colleagues on the House Committee on Energy and Commerces Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy hosted a bipartisan briefing today titled Overview of CERCLA Implementation. Upton was joined by Bruce Merchant, former public services director for the City of Kalamazoo and current consultant for the Allied Site cleanup project, for the bipartisan briefing. Merchant answered questions from members of Congress and spoke about the role local governments can play in Superfund cleanups, specifically the role the City of Kalamazoo has played in the Kalamazoo River Superfund site. Todays bipartisan briefing was highly informative and I was happy to have a respected local leader like Bruce Merchant able to attend so he could provide a Southwest Michigan perspective to this national issue, said Upton, who chairs the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Todays briefing was another step towards ensuring states and local stakeholders continue to have a strong voice in Superfund decisions. I was glad to be able to join todays bipartisan briefing so that I could give a local lay-of-the-land on CERCLA and Superfund issues, said Merchant. The City of Kalamazoo and its residents continue to play a strong role in moving the ball forward at the Kalamazoo River Superfund site and ensuring our voices are being heard in what can be a complex decision-making process. I want to thank Congressman Upton for the invitation and for his continued involvement in the Kalamazoo River Superfund efforts. CERCLA Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act was enacted in 1980. States are encouraged by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to participate in the Superfund process and States are formally involved in almost all phases of Superfund decision-making. To learn more about Uptons involvement in the Kalamazoo River Superfund site, please click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |