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3: THE SUPERFUND IS BORN.
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- Author(s): Kowalski, Kathiann M.
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Hazardous Waste Sites. 1996, p24-31. 8p. 1 Color Photograph, 3 Black and White Photographs.
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In response to public outcries about hazardous waste sites, the U.S. Congress passed the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) in December 1980. Known as CERCLA or the "Superfund," the act set up a massive program to identify and respond to contamination from hazardous waste sites. Besides setting up a cleanup fund, the Superfund hill called for the people who owned or operated hazardous waste sites to notify the EPA. Those who produced hazardous waste or hauled waste to a site also had to notify the agency. People were also required to notify the EPA about now chemical spills and other related problems. Failure to give the required notice could mean huge penalties and even possible imprisonment.
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