Legal Opinion
City of Bangor v. Citizens Communications Co.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 9, 2008No. 07-2193, 07-2255, 07-2759, 07-2777PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Chief Judge.
This case concerns responsibility for the cleanup of the contamination of the bed of Penobscot River in Bangor, Maine, known as Dunnett’s Cove, under the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (“CERCLA”), 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq.
Specifically, we are being asked to overturn the district court’s approval, after nearly five years of litigation, of a Consent Decree which allocates certain responsibilities among defendant Citizens Communications Company, the plaintiff City of Bangor, and the intervenor State of Maine (including the Maine…
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