Ohio Federal Judge Dismisses Claim Concerning Pollution At National Park Site

(September 27, 2023, 3:13 PM EDT) -- AKRON, Ohio — A company tasked with cleaning up a former industrial site within the Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CVNP) is not entitled to recovery costs from the United States under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act because the permit it worked under expressly forbade it from seeking those costs, an Ohio federal judge found in partly granting the United States’ motion to dismiss....