definiens: means any Liabi lity, loss, demand, claim or cost, contingent or otherwise ( including any Liability for judgments, orders, damages, costs of investigation, remediation or monitoring, medical monitoring, natural resources damages, fines, penalties, professional fees, or se ttlements ), and relating to, arising under any Environmental Law or resulting from any environmental, health or safety matter, including ( i ) any actual or alleged ( A ) compliance or noncompliance with any Environmental Law or Environmental Permit, ( B ) gener ation, use, storage, management, treatment, transportation, manufacture, distribution, disposal or arrangement for disposal of any Hazardous Material or ( C ) presence, Release or threatened Release of, or exposure to, any Hazardous Material or ( ii ) any cont ract, agreement, other consensual arrangement or any other method pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing ( including by operation of law )