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Article: Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA)
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Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA)
Natural Resource Damage Assessment is the legal and technical process to pursue restoration for damages to natural resources caused by discharges of oil and releases of hazardous materials into the environment. Federal and state agencies, and Native American tribal governments are designated as NRDA trustees. They act on behalf of the public to restore injured natural resources under a number of laws such as the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), Oil Pollution Act of 1990 ...