The environmental law that imposes liability on current and past owners for hazardous waste cleanup, even if they did not cause the contamination, is:

Answer: B · CERCLA (Superfund)

CERCLA (the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, "Superfund") imposes strict, joint, and several liability on owners — including innocent ones — for cleanup costs. Common trap: students think only the polluter is liable; CERCLA reaches current and prior owners.