The environmental approach used by President Ronald Reagan during his two terms in the White House was to cut the budget of the Environmental Protection Agency and reduce environmental regulations that affected the 'economy. He was not concerned with enforcing the rules established in the previous decade by the Environmental Protection Agency, when he took office he stated that "we must deal with inefficient and burdensome rules, eliminate the ones we can and reform the others". Burns, Ronald) No new environmental laws or regulations were enacted during the Reagan administration. There have been allegations of mismanagement of Superfund money, there has also been manipulation of EPA officials to have looser regulations against businesses. (Shabecoff, P) One thing Ronald Reagan did for the environment during his term was add amendments to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act adding the Superfund Amendments and the Reauthorization Act of 1986. Decisions on Superfund Remedies. ) The Superfund targets areas where spills or environmental hazards have occurred. The Environmental Protection Agency will indicate whether an area requires a long-term cleanup program that will require closure of the area. The area is then subjected to a very complex cleanup that requires years of cleanup and millions of dollars. (30th Anniversary of Superfund: 30 Years of Protecting Communities and the Environment) Some sites are eventually transformed into environmentally friendly areas for cities and local communities once the Environmental Protection Agency determines the area is safe. The Environmental P...... at the heart of the charter ......ity-right-know-actEPA. (n.d.). Basic information about the application. Retrieved March 21, 2014, from http://www2.epa.gov/enforcement/enforcement-basic-informationIntroduction: Environmental Enforcement and Compliance. (n.d.). BEE. Retrieved March 20, 2014, from http://www.epa.gov/region9/enforcement/intro.htmlShabecoff, P. (1983, February 19). THE FORECAST FOR THE EPA HAS BEEN STORMY FROM THE BEGINNING. The New York Times. Retrieved March 21, 2014, from http://www.nytimes.com/1983/02/20/weekinreview/forecast-for-epa-was-stormy-from-the-start.htmlSuperfund Regulatory & Enforcement, Superfund Remedy Decisions. (n.d.). BEE. Retrieved March 21, 2014, from http://www.epa.gov/superfund/policy/remedy/sfremedy/regenfor.htm Superfund 30th Anniversary: ​​30 Years of Protecting Communities and the Environment. (n.d.). BEE. Retrieved March 21, 2014, from http://www.epa.gov/superfund/30years/