Federal Judge: Investigating Potential Remediation Doesn’t Moot Pollution Claims

Mealey's (December 15, 2022, 8:40 AM EST) -- TRENTON, N.J. — An operator of a titanium dioxide plant’s investigation of potential remediation of its own pollution with a state agency is not enough to moot two environmental groups’ claims alleging violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) brought against the plant operator and does not justify a stay of the groups’ lawsuit, a New Jersey federal judge said in finding that the court should maintain jurisdiction over the suit....