ELR Citation: ELR 21064
No(s). CIV-S-91-768 DFL JFM (E.D. Cal. Sep 30, 1997)

The court holds that U.S. activities at a California mine during World War II did not subject it to liability as an operator under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). During the war, the United States encouraged national mine production through governm...