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What do EPAs administrative CERCLA tools accomplish?

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What do EPAs administrative CERCLA tools accomplish?

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These administrative tools address legal uncertainties under CERCLA that have deterred Good Samaritans from voluntarily cleaning up abandoned (orphan) hard rock mine sites. The tools are designed to preserve CERCLA’s fundamental principle that responsible parties should pay for cleanups as intended by Congress. These tools do not absolve responsible parties of their existing liability for pollution.