a super fund is a fund established to finance a long-term, expensive project.
Successes
December 11, 1980, that President Jimmy Carter signed into law the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act Superfund. This historic new statute gave EPA the authority to clean up uncontrolled hazardous waste sites and spills.
Failures
he seemingly skeptical three-judge panel considered sharply contrasting oral arguments on how far the U.S. hazardous waste law extends Apr. 6.
The appeal, based on the judges’ questioning, may turn on the court’s interpretation of a related law with terms similar to those in the Comprehensive Environmental Response.