Government’s Ownership Of Reservation Triggers CERCLA Liability, Judge Finds

Mealey's (August 17, 2017, 1:49 PM EDT) -- PRESCOTT, Ariz. — A federal judge in Arizona on Aug. 15 ruled that the federal government’s fee title ownership of land in the Navajo Reservation that houses 19 uranium mines makes it an owner under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) (El Paso Natural Gas Company LLC v. United States, No. CV-14-08165-PCT-DGC, D. Ariz., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 129696)....