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 directly to …

CERCLA created the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) to prevent human exposure to Superfund site contaminants and manage public health response when it occurs.

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

Aug 14, 2025 · Congress enacted the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA; P.L. 96-510) in response to a growing desire for the federal …

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.

Dec 15, 2025 · PFAS Hazard Designations: The D.C. Circuit will determine whether EPA’s use of Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”) § 102 to …

Jul 16, 2025 · From the law’s dramatic origins in the wake of toxic disasters like Love Canal to its far-reaching liability framework and complex cleanup process, this episode explains how CERCLA …

Jan 29, 2025 · The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation & Liability Act was signed into law by President Jimmy Carter on December 11, 1980. The law is known as CERCLA or …

Jul 7, 2025 · The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), also known as Superfund, authorizes the President to respond to releases or threatened releases of …

Congress passed the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA or commonly known as Superfund) in response to a growing national concern about the …