Legal Opinion
United States v. Accra Pac, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 16, 1999No. 98-3331PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Accra Pac abandoned an aerosol-can facility following an explosion and fire. The United States filed suit demanding that Accra Pac remove hazardous wastes from the site. The parties settled; Accra Pac did not concede liability but promised to cleanse the site under a plan agreeable to the Environmental Protection Agency. In 1997 the epa ratified Accra Pac’s proposal. Dissatisfied with mere approval, Accra Pac asked the district judge who is supervising compliance with the consent decree to take a blue pencil to the epa’s decision. Stripped of its details, Accra…
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