Reform of
Superfund Act of 1995: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Hazardous Materials of the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
The goal of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, better known as the
Superfund Act, is to clean up the nation's hazardous waste sites.
At least 40 states have statutes paralleling the Federal
Superfund Act.
Two papers deserve special emphasis: the overview/introductory paper of Lester and Davis and the review of judicial interpretations of the
Superfund Act by Grunbaum.
5 million to be paid to the United States for violation of federal environmental laws, including the
Superfund Act, with another $3.
And the citizen suit provisions of the Clean Air, Clean Water, Endangered Species, and
Superfund Acts gave Americans unprecedented power.
A feature shared by all state and federal
Superfund acts is a cause of action to allow the government to recover funds expended in remediation.
