Mealey's (December 9, 2021, 8:07 AM EST) -- SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A New York federal judge on Dec. 7 allowed a plaintiff’s cost recovery and contribution claims under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act and New York Navigation Law to proceed against a petrochemical company in a dispute over contamination in and around an upstate lake. The judge dismissed contribution claims under the Oil Pollution Act (OPA) and state common law....