Assigning Liability for Superfund Cleanups

An Analysis of Policy Options
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-138-42399-2
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 78 Seiten, Format (B × H): 216 mm x 279 mm, Gewicht: 454 g

While more than 2,700 emergency removals of hazardous materials have taken place under Superfund, implementing the long-term cleanup program has been the object of considerable controversy. One of the most contentious issues is whether the liability standards in the law should be revised. The authors analyze the pros and cons associated with the current liability approach, as well as with a variety of alternative strategies.

Zielgruppe

Academic and Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Probst, Katherine N.

Portney, Paul R.

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Umwelttechnik | Umwelttechnologie Umwelttechnik
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umwelttechnik
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Ökologie
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Geographie: Sachbuch, Reise
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften, Biologie: Sachbuch, Naturführer

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction
2. Policy Options and Evaluative Criteria
3. Analysis of Policy Options

4. Conclusions

Appendixes
A. Description of NPL Survey Data
B. Corporate Environmental Tax Information
C. Estimating the Cost of the Five Policy Options
D. Distribution of Trust Fund Revenues for Policy Options

Über Autor(innen)

Katherine N. Probst is a senior fellow at Resources for the Future.

Paul R. Portney is president and a senior fellow of Resources for the Future. Probst and Portney are both co-authors of Footing the Bill for Superfund Cleanups: Who Pays and How?