1. Sora Oyaizu Bodas, Period 6 5/2/18
CERCLA
(comprehensive Environmental response, compensation, and Liability act)
Sora Oyaizu
Bodas, Period 6
5/2/18

2. What is CERCLA?
Also known as Superfund, CERCLA was enacted by Congress in 1980
Amended in 1986 and 1990
A federal (national) program
The EPA established the Superfund Task Force in 2017 to improve site cleanups and promote redevelopment
Passed in response to dangerous hazardous waste practices and management in the 70s
Like with the Love Canal

3. What does CERCLA do? Clean up and liability law
Enforced a tax on chemical/petroleum industries
Provides federal authority to hold companies liable for the disposal of hazardous wastes that could damage the environment and people
Taxes are put into a trust fund for cleaning up uncontrolled/abandoned waste sites
Law authorizes short-term removals and long-term remedial response actions
Supports the regulation of the RCRA