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Since its formation in 1989, the Environmental Management program has tackled one of the largest environmental cleanup efforts in the world — addressing decades of nuclear weapons production and government-sponsored nuclear energy research in the United States. DOE established the Office of Legacy Management on Dec. 15, 2003, to fulfill the department’s post-closure responsibilities by providing long-term surveillance and maintenance, records management, benefits continuity, property management, and land use planning. Presently, Legacy Management manages over 100 legacy sites in 29 states and Puerto Rico. </div> </div> </div> <section class="layout blade-section--fullwidth blade-section--default blade-section" id="highlights"> <div class="blade-color " > <div class="grid-container"> <div class="grid-row"> <div class="grid-col"> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blocktemplate"> <div><div class="paragraph-reference-heading-wrapper paragraph-reference-heading-wrapper--"><h2 class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blocktemplate"> Highlights </h2></div></div> <div class="field field--entity_reference_revisions_entity_view field--field_paragraph_reference field field--name-field-paragraph-reference field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--collection paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="paragraph__column"> <ul class="collection--img-text collection"><li class="collection-item"> <article about="/em/office-environmental-management"> <div class="collection-item--type-homepage collection-item-wrapper"> <div class="collection-item__icon"> <div class="fontawesome-icon"> <i class="fas fa-lightbulb" data-fa-transform="" data-fa-mask="" style=""></i> </div> </div> <div class="collection-item__title title-sm"> <a class="collection-item__link" href="/em/office-environmental-management"> <div class="field field--string field--field_short_title field field--name-field-short-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Office of Environmental Management</div> </a> </div> <div class="collection-item__date p2"> November 23, 2024 </div> </div> </article> </li><li class="collection-item"> <article about="/lm/office-legacy-management"> <div class="collection-item--type-homepage collection-item-wrapper"> <div class="collection-item__icon"> <div class="fontawesome-icon"> <i class="fas fa-lightbulb" data-fa-transform="" data-fa-mask="" style=""></i> </div> </div> <div class="collection-item__title title-sm"> <a class="collection-item__link" href="/lm/office-legacy-management"> <div class="field field--string field--field_short_title field field--name-field-short-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Legacy Management</div> </a> </div> <div class="collection-item__date p2"> November 23, 2024 </div> </div> </article> </li><li class="collection-item"> <article about="/lm/history"> <div class="collection-item--type-homepage collection-item-wrapper"> <div class="collection-item__image"> <div class="field field--media_thumbnail field--field_alternative_thumbnail field field--name-field-alternative-thumbnail field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/full_article_width/public/2024-11/10542648743_cfb6e97fce_k_0.jpg?itok=yayhStHg" width="1350" height="925" alt="President Jimmy Carter signing the Department of Energy Organization Act into law. " typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> </div> <div class="collection-item__icon"> <div class="fontawesome-icon"> <i class="fas fa-lightbulb" data-fa-transform="" data-fa-mask="" style=""></i> </div> </div> <div class="collection-item__title title-sm"> <a class="collection-item__link" href="/lm/history"> <div class="field field--string field--field_short_title field field--name-field-short-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">History</div> </a> </div> <div class="collection-item__summary"> <div class="field field--basic_string field--field_summary field field--name-field-summary field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has one of the richest and most diverse histories in the federal government.</div> </div> <div class="collection-item__button"> <a class="collection-item__link usa-button usa-button--outline" href="/lm/history"> Learn More <span class="usa-sr-only">about <div class="field field--string field--field_short_title field field--name-field-short-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">History</div> </span> </a> </div> <div class="collection-item__date p2"> November 24, 2024 </div> </div> </article> </li></ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="layout blade-section--fullwidth blade-section--blue blade-section blade-section--text--white" id="content-block"> <div class="blade-color " > <div class="grid-container"> <div class="grid-row"> <div class="grid-col"> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blocktemplate"> <div></div> <div class="field field--entity_reference_revisions_entity_view field--field_paragraph_reference field field--name-field-paragraph-reference field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--two-column-image-and-text paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="grid-row grid-gap"> <div class=" tablet:grid-col-4 tablet:order-first "> <p class="title-2xl force-fullwidth--tablet">Why DOE’s Environmental Legacy Missions are Critically Important </p> </div> <div class=" tablet:grid-col-8 tablet:order-1"> <div class="field field--text_default field--field_card_text field field--name-field-card-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The U.S. Department of Energy is committed to managing its responsibilities associated with the legacy of World War II and the Cold War. This legacy includes radioactive and chemical waste, environmental contamination, and hazardous material at more than 100 sites across the country. </p><p>The atomic legacy of these nuclear programs resulted in trillions of liters of contaminated groundwater; millions of cubic meters of soil and debris contaminated with radionuclides, metals and organics; 90 million gallons of radioactive liquid waste; 700,000 metric tons of depleted uranium; more than 5,000 contaminated facilities; billions of gallons of contaminated groundwater; and 2,450 metric tons of heavy metal of spent nuclear fuel. 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