Legal Opinion
Pakootas v. Teck Cominco Metals, Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 3, 2006No. 05-35153PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOULD, Circuit Judge:
Joseph A. Pakootas and Donald R. Michel (collectively “Pakootas”) filed suit to enforce a Unilateral Administrative Order (Order) issued by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) against Teck Comineo Metals, Ltd. (Teck), a Canadian corporation. The Order requires Teck to conduct a remedial investigation/feasibility study (RI/FS) in a portion of the Columbia River entirely within the United States, where hazardous substances disposed of by Teck have come to be located. We decide today whether a citizen suit based on Teck’s alleged noncompliance with the…
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