ELR Citation: ELR 20755
No(s). 87-4371 (9th Cir. Apr 12, 1989)

The court holds that Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) §6001 does not waive the United States' sovereign immunity from civil penalties assessed by a state agency for violations of state hazardous waste laws. The court first observes that waivers of sovereign immunity cannot be implied a...