ELR Citation: ELR 20962
No(s). 83-4761 (D.N.J. Jul 24, 1985)

The court rules that a municipality may be a "state" for purposes of recovery under §107(a)(4)(A) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) and that CERCLA authorizes recovery of response costs incurred before the Act became law. The court first rules tha...