Reauthorization of the Superfund law continues to be a major source of controversy among political leaders and environmental activists. Some seek a major overhaul of the statute, arguing that considerable cleanup still needs to be done. Others oppose major changes, asserting that cleanup is almost complete. One of the most contentious issues in the debate is whether the taxes that once stocked the Superfund Trust Fund need to be reinstated. The answer depends in large part on how much money EPA will need to implement the Superfund program. To inform this discussion, the U.S. Congress asked Resources for the Future (RFF) to estimate the program's future costs. The results of this research are included in Superfund's Future, a book that will become an essential reference for all participants in the debate about one of the nation's most controversial environmental programs.
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'The most important study ever undertaken about the future of Superfund.' Timothy Fields Jr., former assistant administrator, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 'The most thorough examination of the future of the Superfund program. Required reading for anyone with an interest in this complex environmental issue.' Karen Florini, senior attorney, Environmental Defense
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"The most important study ever undertaken about the future of Superfund." -- Timothy Fields, Jr., Former Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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The debate about whether and how to reauthorize the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)-better known as Superfund-has continued relatively unabated since shortly after the law's last major reauthorization, in 1986. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
hazardous waste officials, response action management, single operable unit, pipeline actions, extramural costs, action starts data, remedial action starts, intramural costs, regional program managers, program administration costs, regional division directors, one operable unit, superfund managers, nonfederal sites, site assessment activities, six program elements, mega sites, average cleanup cost, state superfund programs, contaminated sediment sites, cost recovery efforts, remedial action costs, removal actions, operable units, teenager sites Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Trust Fund, Coast Guard, Comprehensive Environmental Response, National Priorities List, New York, Superfund's Future Table, Army Corps of Engineers, Environmental Protection Agency, Liability Information System, Integrated Financial Management System, Clean Water Act, New Jersey, Office of the Inspector General, The Future Cost of Superfund, General Accounting Office, National Enforcement Investigations Center, Office of General Counsel, Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Estimated Total Annual Cost, North Carolina, Technology Innovation Office New!
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The debate about whether and how to reauthorize the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)-better known as Superfund-has continued relatively unabated since shortly after the law's last major reauthorization, in 1986. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
hazardous waste officials, response action management, single operable unit, pipeline actions, extramural costs, action starts data, remedial action starts, intramural costs, regional program managers, program administration costs, regional division directors, one operable unit, superfund managers, nonfederal sites, site assessment activities, six program elements, mega sites, average cleanup cost, state superfund programs, contaminated sediment sites, cost recovery efforts, remedial action costs, removal actions, operable units, teenager sites Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Trust Fund, Coast Guard, Comprehensive Environmental Response, National Priorities List, New York, Superfund's Future Table, Army Corps of Engineers, Environmental Protection Agency, Liability Information System, Integrated Financial Management System, Clean Water Act, New Jersey, Office of the Inspector General, The Future Cost of Superfund, General Accounting Office, National Enforcement Investigations Center, Office of General Counsel, Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Estimated Total Annual Cost, North Carolina, Technology Innovation Office New!
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- Footing the Bill for Superfund Cleanups: Who Pays and How? (RFF Press) by Professor Katherine N. Probst in Front Matter, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Environmental Protection Agency (Know Your Government) by Kevin J. Law in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Long-Term Stewardship and the Nuclear Weapons Complex: The Challenge Ahead (Resources for the Future) by Katherine N. Probst in Front Matter
- Hyde Park (IL) (Postcard History Series) by Leslie Hudson in Back Matter
- Financial Services (Aspects of Britain) by Central Office of Information on page 109
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- Taming Regulation: Superfund and the Challenge of Regulatory Reform by Robert T. Nakamura in Back Matter
- Power to the People: How the Coming Energy Revolution Will Transform an Industry, Change Our Lives, and Maybe Even Save the Planet by Vijay V. Vaitheeswaran in Back Matter
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