Remedying CERCLA`s natural resource damages provision: Incorporation of the public trust doctrine into natural resource damage actions

Journal Article · Thu Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1992 · Virginia Environmental Law Journal

OSTI ID:226836

Chase, A R

When Congress enacted the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), it ushered in a sweeping approach to controlling the environmental effects of improper hazardous waste disposal. CERCLA`s cleanup provisions, which focus on removal and remediation of hazardous substances from inactive hazardous waste sites, have progressed through more than a decade of litigation and a great deal of public debate. However, CERCLA`s natural resource damage provisions have not shared this same degree of progress.

• OSTI ID: 226836
• Journal Information: Virginia Environmental Law Journal, Vol. 11, Issue 3; Other Information: PBD: Spr 1992
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

05 NUCLEAR FUELS
29 ENERGY PLANNING AND POLICY
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
US SUPERFUND
EVALUATION
REGULATIONS
PERFORMANCE
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
REMEDIAL ACTION
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE DISPOSAL