It is no secret. The Infinite Loop campus and the new campus are both on superfund sites. There are signs posted in the lobby ways exiting to the parking lots outside and to the inner campus. I think people are so numbed by seeing Prop 65 warnings on everything, the signs may not even register. We were told the IL campus was a superfund site during the first day of orientation. I have no idea if this is the case for the new campus.
The whole area has numerous superfund sites, all which have buildings constructed on them.
I spoke to their environmental manager as I was concerned. They've done a lot for Apple Park, don't remember all the details, but it's fair to say they've spent a ton of money on it.
I have never heard of such a term, and assumed it was something to do with dodgy purchasing practices with a name like that.
After reading that not only is massively polluted locations that have no plans to clean up common in the US, but also fair game to build upon, it brings up a whole new level of questioning corporate ethics.
Given that I don’t see news about WWII bombs exploding in European cities recently, I suspect industrial pollution which emits VOCs, and severely contaminates the soil and groundwater, is a greater health risk.
