ELR Citation: 47 ELR 20113
No(s). 14-cv-00589 (D. Md. Sep 6, 2017) (Motz, J.)

A district court ruled that passive migration of benzene from a former steel mill to an adjoining shipyard does not make the owners liable for a "disposal" under CERCLA. The plaintiff's shipyard contained a "graving dock," which is used for the "repair or scrapping of ships under dry conditions." Th...