Meghrig v. KFC W., Inc.

ELR Citation: ELR 20820
No(s). 95-83 (U.S. Mar 19, 1996)

The U.S. Supreme Court holds that §7002 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) does not authorize a private cause of action to recover the prior cost of cleaning up toxic waste that does not, at the time of the suit, continue to pose an endangerment to health or the environment. The t...