Legal Opinion
United States v. Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 30, 1995No. 93-2260PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
The United States brought this penal enforcement action on behalf of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) against Bethlehem Steel Corporation to enforce hazardous waste requirements under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 6901-6992k, and the Safe Drinking Water Act (“SDWA”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 300f-300j-26.
Bethlehem Steel Corporation owns and operates an integrated steelmaking facility at Bums Harbor, Indiana. The United States alleges that a series of environmental violations have occurred (and continue to occur) at Burns…
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