Legal Opinion
B.F. Goodrich Co. v. Murtha
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 12, 1992No. 375, Docket 91-7450PublishedCited by 187 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge:
This appeal deals with the disposal of municipal solid waste that contains hazardous substances and as such is one piece of the national environmental problem. The problem is precipitated by the presence of over 200 municipal landfills, comprising about 20 percent of the more than 1,000 sites, that pose sufficient environmental concerns to warrant priority in federal cleanup efforts. See generally Interim Municipal Settlement Policy, 54 Fed.Reg. 51,071 (1989). Whether, when, and at what cost this environmental muddle will be resolved is unknown; but to maintain…
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