Hudson Refinery Superfund Site marks 30-years of cleanup and oversight

  • Remediation efforts at the Hudson Refinery Superfund site on the west end of Cushing were recently reviewed by EPA officials who found that the cleanup efforts remained effective. Photo by Allie Prater
    Remediation efforts at the Hudson Refinery Superfund site on the west end of Cushing were recently reviewed by EPA officials who found that the cleanup efforts remained effective. Photo by Allie Prater

    CUSHING — Recently, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ) completed the Hudson Refinery Superfund site’s third Five-Year Review. It has been three decades since the area first drew the attention of federal regulators and still remains a prominent reminder of the industrial past as well as one of the steady progress made since cleanup…