Environmental
Maine's 'Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act' (state version of CERCLA) creates what type of liability for property owners?
AStrict liability regardless of fault, with some defenses✓ Correct
BLiability only if the owner caused the contamination
CNo liability for current owners of historical contamination
DCriminal liability only
Explanation
Like federal CERCLA, Maine's state environmental laws impose strict liability for cleanup costs on current and former owners of contaminated property, regardless of whether they caused the contamination, subject to certain defenses.
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