The Environmental Protection Agency has withdrawn its strict interim cleanup targets for dioxin-contaminated soils from White House Office of Management & Budget (OMB) review, a fresh delay for the already-stalled goals that is likely to rile activists who urged OMB to complete its review in order to ensure adequate dioxin cleanups by states and federal agencies. According to OMB's website, the cleanup targets -- known as an interim preliminary remediation goal (PRG) -- were withdrawn from White House pre-publication review April 6. EPA originally sent its guidance on developing an interim
December 29, 2025