Feikema v. Texaco, Inc.

ELR Citation: ELR 20791
No(s). 93-1649 (4th Cir. Mar 3, 1994)

The court holds that the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) consent order preempt homeowners' state-law nuisance and trespass claims for injunctive relief regarding, but not for damages arising out of, pollution of their property from defen...