Sep 22, 2025 · CERCLA, commonly known as Superfund, was enacted by Congress in 1980. It created a tax on the chemical and petroleum industries and gave Federal authority to respond …

Congress enacted CERCLA to address the environmental and health risks created by industrial pollution after the discovery of several highly contaminated sites in the 1970s.

4 days ago · Learn how CERCLA enforces strict, retroactive liability on responsible parties to fund and manage the Superfund cleanup of hazardous waste sites.

The Department of the Navy (DON) Environmental Restoration Program (ERP) follows the process established by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and …

Mar 12, 2021 · The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) (42 U.S.C. §§ 9601 et seq.) establishes a framework to remediate certain types of …

4 days ago · Understand CERCLA’s powerful liability standards: strict, retroactive, and joint & several accountability for hazardous waste cleanup costs.

The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), also known as Superfund, authorizes the President to respond to releases or threatened releases …

Jul 25, 2025 · The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act -- otherwise known as CERCLA or Superfund -- provides a Federal "Superfund" to clean up …

The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), commonly known as Superfund, was enacted by Congress on December 11, 1980. The law …

Under CERCLA, present owners of contaminated properties can be held liable for contamination that occurred not only before they acquired the properties at issue, but also before Congress …