April 24, 2007 - Consumer Reports - I won't bore you with too many details, but you can buy a detailed environmental report on a property you’re buying or selling, which the company generates from its databases of municipal, county, state, and federal records. A report ($150 for a residential property) includes information on the presence of red flags such as EPA Superfund sites (like the Bowers Landfill in Pickaway County, Ohio, shown here; the location was remediated into wetlands), hazardous-waste sites, and leaking underground oil tanks on or near the property.
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