Polluters should pay

Journal Article · Fri Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1979 · Env. Action; ()

OSTI ID:5484147

Marinelli, J; Wentworth, M

EPA has proposed the creation of a ''''superfund'' of $600 million/yr to be used to compensate victims of such chemical disasters as the Love Canal debacle in New York. The fund would tax oil and chemical corporations and would make them legally liable for chemical disasters; the fund, which would cover oil spills, hazardous waste spills, and leaking chemical dumps, would spur the government to act immediately in hazardous waste emergencies. Evidence of chemical contamination in Kentucky, New Jersey, Michigan, and Louisana is reviewed. Drawbacks of and obstacles to the fund are considered. Most estimates of total potential cleanup and liability costs for hazardous wastes show that the superfund would be super only in namesome estimates go as high as $6 billion/yr. (1 photo)

• OSTI ID: 5484147
• Journal Information: Env. Action; (), Journal Name: Env. Action; () Vol. 11:1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
530100* -- Environmental-Social Aspects of Energy Technologies-- Social & Economic Studies-- (-1989)
CIVIL LIABILITY
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
LAND POLLUTION
LIABILITIES
OIL SPILLS
POLLUTION
SOCIAL IMPACT