Mealey's (September 15, 2022, 2:55 PM EDT) -- CINCINNATI — A Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Sept. 8 granted the United States’ unopposed petition for interlocutory appeal to consider a district court’s finding that the government’s regulation of the general operations of 12 oil refineries before and during World War II rendered it liable for response costs as an “operator” under the Comprehensive, Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act....