Definition: The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, the federal law providing authority to respond to releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances and impose specified cleanup liability.
Example
EPA seeks cleanup work or recovery of response costs from parties liable under the statute.
Keep the distinction clear
CERCLA liability can reach specified owners, operators, arrangers, and transporters. Defenses and landowner protections have detailed requirements; ownership alone does not answer every liability question.
Related terms
Liabilities · Risk · Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
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References: EPA: CERCLA overview
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