The legislated liability imposed by the Comprehensive Environmental Respons Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA or Superfund) altered traditional common law concerning responsibilities for environmental pollution by
A. Assuming sovereign jurisdiction over pollution sites and having the federal government exercise its right of eminent domain by seizing them.
B. Requiring that the intentional tort of nuisance be used as the standard in evaluating environmental liability.
C. Imposing strict liability without regard to fault, even on a retroactive basis, on responsible parties.
D. Imposing vicarious liability on corporate polluters for the actions of their employees.