FEDERAL RULINGS MAY BOLSTER VAPOR INTRUSION SUITS AGAINST INDUSTRY

Two recent federal court rulings may bolster efforts by government regulators and environmentalists to file suit under the Resource Conservation & Recovery Act (RCRA) to hold companies responsible for chemical vapors from decades-old waste sites that can contaminate indoor air, according to a legal observer following the issue. The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois in a July 28 ruling found that chemical vapors at issue in United States v. Apex Oil Company Inc . could cause...