Footing the Bill for Superfund Cleanups
Who Pays and How?
Published on 1. January 1995
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-0-8157-2995-2 (ISBN)
Description
The authors look at who pays the costs for cleaning up toxic waste sites under the current Superfund liability scheme on a site-by-site basis. They analyze the incidence of different taxing mechanisms and compare the financial effects on specific industries of the current Superfund program and of several alternative liability and tax mechanisms.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Washington DC
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 153 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-8157-2995-2 (9780815729952)
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Persons
Katherine N. Probst is a senior fellow in the Risk, Resource, and Environmental Management Division at Resources for the Future.
Don Fullerton is professor of economics at the University of Texas at Austin.
Robert E. Litan, formerly a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, is associate director for general government and finance at the Office of Management and Budget.
Paul R. Portney is president and a senior fellow at Resources for the Future.
Don Fullerton is professor of economics at the University of Texas at Austin.
Robert E. Litan, formerly a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, is associate director for general government and finance at the Office of Management and Budget.
Paul R. Portney is president and a senior fellow at Resources for the Future.
Content
1. Introduction and Summary
2. The Current Superfund Program
3. Liability Alternatives: Who Pays?
4. Taxes for Superfund
5. Superfund and the Insurance Industry
6. Conclusions
Appendix A: The RFF NPL Database
Appendix B: Estimating the Costs of Liability Alternatives
Appendix C: The Input-Output Model and Analysis
2. The Current Superfund Program
3. Liability Alternatives: Who Pays?
4. Taxes for Superfund
5. Superfund and the Insurance Industry
6. Conclusions
Appendix A: The RFF NPL Database
Appendix B: Estimating the Costs of Liability Alternatives
Appendix C: The Input-Output Model and Analysis