Industry Urges High Court To Reverse Ruling Expanding CERCLA Reviews

Industry and free-market groups are backing calls by oil giant Atlantic Richfield Company's (ARCO) for the Supreme Court to reverse a Montana state court ruling that they say would weaken the Superfund law's bar on judicial review of ongoing cleanup remedies and frustrate EPA's ability to reach settlements with potentially responsible parties (PRPs). In a May 31 amici brief , the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, National Association of Manufacturers, American Petroleum Institute and other industry groups urge the justices...