Crab Orchard is the only national wildlife refuge authorized by Congress to include industry among its uses. It is also the only refuge on the Superfund list. Resist expansion of this practice. Lesson No. 2. Be careful demanding quick resolutions.
Urgency is relative.
Public dissatisfaction with Superfund's slow pace prior to its 1985 reauthorization was heard loud and clear by policymakers. Hence, the rush to burn and de-list sites. Our quiet refuge became a huge local news story that made it to the New York Times. Politicians rallied to the cause. Superfund was summoned.