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United States v. Arrowhead Ref. Co.

The court adopts a magistrate judge's findings that an oil company that leased service stations and sold petroleum products to franchisees is not liable as a "generator" under §107(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act for contamination of a site where an o...

United States v. Atlas Minerals & Chems., Inc.

The court holds that the purchaser of the assets of a corporation that allegedly arranged for the disposal of hazardous waste is not liable for contribution in a cost recovery action under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). The court holds that the as...

United States v. Bethlehem Steel Corp.

The court holds that a steel manufacturer violated the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) by failing to perform the corrective action program required by two underground injection control (UIC) permits, and that the manufacturer violated RCRA in its ...

United States v. Bethlehem Steel Corp.

The court assesses civil penalties of $6 million against a steel manufacturer for violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) resulting from its failure to perform the corrective action program required by its underground injection control (...

United States v. Bethlehem Steel Corp.

The court holds that a steel company violated the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) by failing to comply with the corrective action conditions of its underground injection control (UIC) permits, but that it did not violate RCRA interim status requir...

United States v. Borden

The court upholds the Lacey Act convictions of a collector and a distributor of mussels taken in violation of West Virginia law and upholds the sentence enhancements of the distributor. The collector illegally dove for mussels in the Ohio River and sold the mussels to the distributor, who then shipp...

United States v. Cello-Foil Prods., Inc.

The court holds that a solvent producer's customers are not liable as arrangers under §107(a)(3) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) because the government failed to show that they intentionally arranged to dispose of residual solvents remaining in ...

United States v. Chromatex, Inc.

The court holds that a government removal action was complete, and thus the three-year statute of limitations in §113(g)(2)(A) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act began to run, after the government inspected remote water meters, photographed the site to veri...

United States v. Colorado & E. R.R.

The court holds that a consent decree between the United States and owners of a contaminated site does not bar a contribution action under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) against the site owners by the corporate successor to the site operator, and t...

United States v. Davis

The court holds that a remedial investigation report made by a private hazardous waste cleanup consulting firm under the direction of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) pursuant to §104(b)(1) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) is admiss...