KITTERY, Maine (Mar. 19, 2024) – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regional Administrator, Dr. David Cash, speaks at Rice Public Library, Kittery, Maine during celebration event to announce Portsmouth Naval Shipyard's (PNSY) removal from the EPA Superfund National Priorities List (NPL). In 1994, PNSY was placed on the Superfund NPL based on environmental investigations that began in 1983. Through the Navy's Environmental Restoration (ER) Program, PNSY implemented all appropriate response actions for the ER sites. On Feb. 16, 2024, PNSY was officially delisted from the NPL. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Charlotte C. Oliver/released)