Atlantic Richfield Gets Partial Win in Superfund SCOTUS Case (3)

Atlantic Richfield Co. might be off the hook for added cleanup liability at a Montana site after the Supreme Court on Monday partially resolved a high-stakes Superfund case in the oil company’s favor—but the door is still open for similar claims in other cases.

All eyes are now on the Environmental Protection Agency and Montana courts, as they decide what happens next.

At issue in the case is an effort by Montana landowners who wanted Atlantic Richfield to pay for additional cleanup work in their backyards. The justices’ 7-2 opinion says the landowners can’t pursue those claims without the EPA’s ...