RCRA enforcement provisions after the 1984 amendments

Journal Article · · Va. J. Nat. Resour. Law; (United States)

OSTI ID:5591909

Peterson, J M

Three of the 1984 Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments amendments to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA) expanded the ability of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to clean up hazardous waste contamination by allowing EPA to respond to releases at all waste management units, whether active, inactive, or abandoned. Current owners of permitted and interim-status RCRA facilities pay must answer for the damaging practices of past members of the hazardous waste industry. If the financial burden is too great, the Superfund still passes on the cost of remedial actions to the industry as a whole. To assure effective implementation of its new authority, however, EPA must resolve the conflicts with due process, clarify the ambiguous liability and cleanup standards, and communicate with private groups to prevent citizen suit domination. Congress can help by improving statutory language.

• Research Organization: Virginia Journal of Natural Resources Law, Charlottesville
• OSTI ID: 5591909
• Journal Information: Va. J. Nat. Resour. Law; (United States), Journal Name: Va. J. Nat. Resour. Law; (United States) Vol. 5:2; ISSN VJNLD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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