[CPEO-MEF] Atlantic Research wins cost-recovery case

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

Ruling opens the door for Superfund lawsuits
Court says firms can sue government for cleanup costs

By PETE YOST, Associated Press
Delaware Online
June 12, 2007

WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court ruled against the Bush administration 
Monday in an environmental lawsuit, allowing a company to seek recovery 
of some of its costs for voluntarily cleaning up a hazardous site.

The unanimous decision in a case that could have curbed the reach of the 
Superfund law dealt with a company that contracted with the U.S. 
government to retrofit rocket motors. The work led to propellant seeping 
into the soil and groundwater at Camden, Ark.

Atlantic Research Corp. voluntarily cleaned up the pollution and then 
sued the government in an effort to share the cleanup costs. The Bush 
administration opposed sharing the cost.

The Justice Department contended the companies themselves must be sued 
by regulators under the Superfund law or be targeted with government 
enforcement action before they can sue others.


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For the entire article, see
http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070612/BUSINESS/706120348/1003/business

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
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