The US can be held liable for PFAS released by a New Mexico Air Force base, but it’s too soon to know if the federal government must pay any of the state’s alleged cleanup costs, the Justice Department maintains in a recent court filing.
The federal government would prefer the US District Court for the District of South Carolina pause all requests for cost-recovery under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), or Superfund law, the DOJ said in a document filed Tuesday.
The response comes in a national case involving fire fighting foam made with per- and ...
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