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Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-001134

A United States federal law, commonly known as CERCLA or Superfund, enacted in 1980 to address the cleanup of hazardous waste sites. It established a trust fund to pay for cleanups when no responsible party could be identified and created a framework for holding polluters liable. This act grants the Environmental Protection Agency broad powers to respond to releases of hazardous substances.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-001134
FieldLaw
AbbreviationCERCLA
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A United States federal law, commonly known as CERCLA or Superfund, enacted in 1980 to address the cleanup of hazardous waste sites. It established a trust fund to pay for cleanups when no responsible party could be identified and created a framework for holding polluters liable. This act grants the Environmental Protection Agency broad powers to respond to releases of hazardous substances.",
  "abbreviation": "CERCLA",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/comprehensive-environmental-response-compensation-and-liability-act/"
}

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