New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection v. Amerada Hess Corp.

ELR Citation: 47 ELR 20142
No(s). 15-6468 (D.N.J. Nov 1, 2017) (Wolfson, J.)

A district court held that gas companies will have to face monetary compensation claims under the the New Jersey Spill Act for releases at five sites. The case concerns releases of Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE) at five gas stations in the state of New Jersey. The New Jersey Department of Enviro...