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.