Washington Legal Foundation: Supreme Court Overturns Montana State Court Decision Undermining Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
April 21, 2020
April 21, 2020
WASHINGTON, April 21 -- The Washington Legal Foundation issued the following news release:
On April 20, the federal Supreme Court reversed a Montana Supreme Court ruling that allowed private landowners to impede the EPA's efforts to clean one of the nation's largest Superfund sites.
The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act--known as CERCLA--empowers the EPA to orchestrate the restoration of sites containing hazardous waste. To ensure tha . . .
On April 20, the federal Supreme Court reversed a Montana Supreme Court ruling that allowed private landowners to impede the EPA's efforts to clean one of the nation's largest Superfund sites.
The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act--known as CERCLA--empowers the EPA to orchestrate the restoration of sites containing hazardous waste. To ensure tha . . .