Legal Opinion
United States v. Charter International Oil Company, Acushnet Company, Proposed Intervenors-Appellees
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 9, 1996No. 95-1961, 95-1984 and 95-2019PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Circuit Judge.
The clean-up of a Superfund hazardous waste site in New Bedford, Massachusetts is largely being accomplished and funded through agreements the government has reached with private parties who bear some legal responsibility for the wastes at the site. Those agreements, by law, must be approved by the United States Courts as being fair, reasonable, and consistent with the purposes of CERCLA, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act. Multiples of millions of dollars are involved in these settlements and the stakes are high, both for the public…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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