Legal Opinion
Hercules Incorporated, Olin Corporation, and Thiokol Corporation v. United States Environmental Protection Agency
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 12, 1991No. 90-1368PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge MIKVA.
MIKVA, Chief Judge:
A 1986 amendment to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601 et seq. (1988), imposes notice and covenant requirements on federal agencies that transfer real property contaminated by hazardous substances. The Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), in implementing the notice requirements of the amendment, applied them only to properties where contamination occurred during the period of government ownership. The EPA also declined to provide a definition of what…
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