Environmental
CERCLA (the Superfund law) imposes cleanup liability on:
AOnly the current property owner
BOnly the party who caused the contamination
CCurrent owners, prior owners who disposed waste, generators, and transporters✓ Correct
DOnly federal government contractors
Explanation
CERCLA imposes joint and several liability on potentially responsible parties (PRPs) including current owners, past owners when contamination occurred, waste generators, and transporters.
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