ELR Citation: ELR 20871
No(s). 90-CV-818 (N.D.N.Y. Jan 22, 1992)

The court rules that a state is not an "operator" within the meaning of §107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) when it acts solely in its statutory capacity to clean up a hazardous waste site. The New York Department of Environmental Conservation ...