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Mary, an elderly widow, inherits a farm from her sister. She does not live there or do anything with the property.

The farm has been leased by a farmer who has operated it. The farmer leaves when Mary’s sister dies.

During the time the farmer is operating this farm his irresponsible neice gets his permission to store hazardous substances in one of the sheds on the farm. Neither Mary nor her sister had knowledge of this.

Five years after Mary inherited the farm, lightning strikes and all of the farm buildings burn down. The fire causes the hazardous substances to be released into the environment thus contaminating Mary’s property.

Question: What environmental laws are relevant to this situation? What are Mary’s legal responsibilities regarding this site? What about the farmer?

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