ELR Citation: ELR 20170
No(s). 09-5092 (D.C. Cir. Jun 29, 2010)

The D.C. Circuit upheld the constitutionality of EPA's authority under CERCLA to issue unilateral administrative orders (UAOs) directing companies and others to clean up hazardous waste for which they are responsible. A company argued that the statute, as well as the way in which EPA administers it,...