Preparing Superfund for Climate Change Act of 2026
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Summary
The bill changes the Superfund statute so that the government must evaluate how local natural disasters and extreme weather—now worsened by climate change—could affect human health and the environment. It directs the President to review whether chosen clean‑up actions remain protective under those future climate risks. The measure targets sites managed under the Superfund program and aims to keep remediation effective as climate conditions evolve.
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