Nu-West Mining Inc. v. United States

ELR Citation: 41 ELR 20120
No(s). 4:CV 09-431-BLW (D. Idaho Mar 4, 2011)

A district court held that the United States is an arranger and operator under CERCLA with regard to the waste disposal sites at four phosphate mines in the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. The United States conditioned its approval of mine plans on requiring the lessees to perform specific reclamat...