Idaho v. Hanna Mining Co.

ELR Citation: ELR 20360
No(s). 83-4179 (D. Idaho Dec 23, 1987)

The courtholds that Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) §107(f) requires a specific finding using the words "irreversible" and "irretrievable" to exempt natural resource damage from CERCLA liability, and that CERCLA §107(j) exempts from CERCLA liability n...