[CPEO-MEF] Atlantic Research contractor reimbursement case

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Supreme Court accepts Atlantic Research Superfund appeal

By Mark H. Anderson
MarketWatch
January 19, 2007

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- The U.S. Supreme Court Friday said it will 
wade again into liability-sharing issues surrounding voluntary cleanups 
at Superfund environmental sites, agreeing to hear a case involving a 
unit of GenCorp Inc. (GY).

The high court's acceptance of the case marks the second time in three 
years that it has dealt with Superfund cost-sharing issues. In the new 
appeal, the justices will decide whether a company doing contract work 
for the U.S. military can seek financial help from the government when 
it voluntarily cleans up a Superfund site.

The case deals with the cleanup of perchlorate rocket propellant 
contamination at an industrial park in Camden, Ark., by Atlantic 
Research Corp., which has since been purchased by Aerojet, a GenCorp 
unit. Atlantic Research wants the government's help in covering the 
cleanup, which involved the removal of contamination from burnt rocket 
fuel in both the soil and groundwater at the industrial site.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/supreme-court-accepts-atlantic-research/story.aspx?guid=%7B155D4DD0-6D28-42FB-8A48-7845A192C778%7D

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
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