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- noun US Common name for US: Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act.
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Examples
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Huh? The money in Superfund always came from “taxpayers” — that is, it has always come from those paying taxes.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Taxes that Aren’t Paid by Taxpayers? 2004
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Gowanus Canal added in National Superfund List of Hazardous Waste Sites
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Gowanus Canal added in National Superfund List of Hazardous Waste Sites
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Gowanus Canal added in National Superfund List of Hazardous Waste Sites
WN.com - Articles related to Glenn Close Cuts Listing Price For New York Apartment 2010
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Ms. PASTERNAK: So it was that - well, after the mining, but the - this was not a big priority for the EPA Superfund, which is the big law that covers cleaning up toxic sites, was really not created for a situation like Navajo, because what happened is you'd have a lot of exposure, but you'd have very few people compared to a population center in a city or a suburb.
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Ms. PASTERNAK: So it was that - well, after the mining, but the - this was not a big priority for the EPA Superfund, which is the big law that covers cleaning up toxic sites, was really not created for a situation like Navajo, because what happened is you'd have a lot of exposure, but you'd have very few people compared to a population center in a city or a suburb.
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In 1976, all fishing was banned on the upper Hudson and in 1983, a 200 mile stretch was identified as a Superfund site.
Steve Poses: On the Road: Farm Stands of the Hudson River Valley, NY Steve Poses 2010
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Ms. PASTERNAK: So it was that - well, after the mining, but the - this was not a big priority for the EPA Superfund, which is the big law that covers cleaning up toxic sites, was really not created for a situation like Navajo, because what happened is you'd have a lot of exposure, but you'd have very few people compared to a population center in a city or a suburb.
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Ms. PASTERNAK: So it was that - well, after the mining, but the - this was not a big priority for the EPA Superfund, which is the big law that covers cleaning up toxic sites, was really not created for a situation like Navajo, because what happened is you'd have a lot of exposure, but you'd have very few people compared to a population center in a city or a suburb.
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Ms. PASTERNAK: So it was that - well, after the mining, but the - this was not a big priority for the EPA Superfund, which is the big law that covers cleaning up toxic sites, was really not created for a situation like Navajo, because what happened is you'd have a lot of exposure, but you'd have very few people compared to a population center in a city or a suburb.
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