On Sept. 3, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit held that the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) authorizes recovery of natural resource damages for the lost use of...more
Defining the scope of CERCLA natural resources damages is a rare occurrence in the Ninth Circuit, which is what is interesting about the recent decision in the case of Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation v. Teck...more