Legal Opinion
Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 4, 2009No. 07-1601PublishedCited by 348 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stevens
In 1980, Congress enacted the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA or Act), 94 Stat. 2767, as amended, 42 U. S. C. §§9601-9675, in response to the serious environmental and health risks posed by industrial pollution. See United States v. Bestfoods, 524 U. S. 51, 55 (1998). The Act was designed to promote the “‘timely cleanup of hazardous waste sites’ ” and to ensure that the costs of such cleanup efforts were borne by those responsible for the contamination. Consolidated Edison Co. of N. Y. v. UGI Util., Inc., 423 F. 3d 90, 94 (CA2 2005); see also…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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