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Superfund: Legal Expenses for Cleanup-Related Activities of Major U.S. Corporations

RCED-95-46 Published: Dec 23, 1994. Publicly Released: Jan 26, 1995.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Superfund Program, focusing on: (1) responsible parties' cleanup and legal costs at Superfund sites; and (2) the factors that have increased or decreased their legal costs.

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Administrative costsAlternative dispute resolutionClaims settlementDispute settlementsEnvironmental monitoringEnvironmental policiesHazardous substancesLegal feesLiability (legal)Pollution controlWaste disposalHazardous waste sites