Legal Opinion
Conservation Law Foundation of New England, Inc. v. Reilly
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 25, 1991No. Nos. 91-1257, 91-1269PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
This appeal raises the question of whether plaintiffs, two New England-based environmental organizations, have standing to obtain nationwide injunctive relief against the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for his failure to assess and evaluate the hazardous waste problems in each of approximately 840 federal waste sites, scattered throughout the country, as allegedly required under section 120(d) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. § 9620.
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CERCLA is essentially a remedial statute…
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3Cited by4 opinions
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