U.S. Bid For Cost Recovery In CERCLA Action Over WWII Ordinance Site Denied

Mealey's (November 7, 2022, 11:04 AM EST) -- MINNEAPOLIS — The United States is not entitled to recover any response costs associated with the investigation or remediation of a Rosemount, Minn., ordinance facility that produced smokeless cannon and rifle powder during World War II because the government “never held an enforcement role and has specifically declined any further participation in the cleanup at the Site,” a Minnesota federal judge ruled....