ELR Citation: ELR 20128
No(s). 08-5298 (D.N.J. Jun 1, 2009)

A district court held that the United States may seek the maximum civil penalties available under CERCLA for a Superfund site owner's failure to comply with a consent order even though the order called for much lower penalties. CERCLA §106 authorizes the penalties the government sought for the owne...