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Damage to natural resources and the costs of restoration

Author
Anderson C.
Journal/Series
Tulane Law Review | Vol. 72(2&3); 417 - 491; 75 p.
Date
1997
Source
IUCN (ID: ANA-063204)
Publisher | Place of publication
Tulane University School of Law | New Orleans, LA, USA
Document type
Article in periodical
Language
English
Country/Territory
United States of America
Subject
Environment gen., Sea
Keyword
Traditional rights/customary rights Marine pollution Resource/damage valuation Environmental cost allocation Oil pollution
Abstract

This article provides an overview of the natural resource damage assessment process in the United States, including common-law theories of recovery and recovery of natural resource damages under the Clean Water Act, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), and the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 ( OPA-90). The article also analyzes the leading cases dealing with the proper measure of damages for injury to natural resources and standards for assessment of such damages.