Environmental
The federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) holds these parties potentially liable for cleanup costs:
AOnly the party who caused the contamination
BCurrent owners, past owners, transporters, and generators of hazardous substances (retroactive, joint and several liability)✓ Correct
COnly parties who purchased the property after contamination occurred
DOnly parties who had knowledge of the contamination
Explanation
CERCLA imposes strict, retroactive, joint and several liability for cleanup costs on four categories of potentially responsible parties (PRPs): current owners/operators, past owners/operators, transporters, and generators of hazardous waste.
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