A federal law enacted in 1980 to initiate cleanup of the nation's abandoned hazardous waste dump sites and to respond to accidents that release hazardous substances into the environment. The law is officially called the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act.

"Superfund" In Context

"COLONIE - It's not as big and far less expensive than 40 miles of Hudson River dredging that GE fought so aggressively. We're talking about the Mercury Refining superfund site off Railroad Avenue on the Colonie-Guilderland border. "20 thousand ..."