Legal Opinion
Kelley v. Environmental Protection Agency
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided February 4, 1994No. Nos. 92-1312, 92-1314PublishedCited by 101 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge SILBERMAN.
Dissenting opinion filed by Chief Judge MIKVA.
SILBERMAN, Circuit Judge:
Petitioners challenge an EPA regulation limiting lender liability under CERCLA. We hold that EPA lacks statutory authority to restrict by regulation private rights of action arising under the statute and therefore grant the petition for review.
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Congress enacted the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq., in 1980 to “provide for liability, compensation, cleanup, and emergency response for hazardous…
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