ELR Citation: 41 ELR 20356
No(s). CV-04-256-LRS (E.D. Wash. Nov 29, 2011) (Suko, J.)

A district court held that the state of Washington is not liable as an arranger under CERCLA for hazardous waste contamination stemming from mining operations on state lands. The state entered into mining contracts with a Canadian mining company that allowed the company to excavate and remove metal-...