Environmental
CERCLA (the federal Superfund law) may hold a Kentucky property owner liable for environmental cleanup costs even if:
AThey only owned the property for one year
BThey did not cause the contamination✓ Correct
CThe contamination occurred before 1980
DAll of the above
Explanation
CERCLA imposes strict, joint and several liability for cleanup costs and allows liability to be imposed on current property owners even if they did not personally cause the contamination.
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