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The U.S. Government's CERCLA Liability for Uranium Mines on the ...


"Clean Up Your Act: The U.S. Government's CERCLA Liability for ...

This Comment argues that the federal government is ultimately liable for the remediation of these mines under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, ...

The U.S. Government's CERCLA Liability for Uranium Mines on the ...

Although the federal government is likely liable under CERCLA for the remediation costs of uranium mines on the Navajo Nation, the statute ...

United States Liable as an Owner Under CERCLA for ...

Last week, a United States District Court in Arizona held that the United States was an “owner” of Navajo Reservation Trust Land for ...

Justice Department, EPA and The Navajo Nation Announce ...

The federal government has invested more than $130 million to address the legacy of abandoned uranium mines on Navajo lands. EPA has also ...

Sustainable and Ethical Uranium Mining - Good Energy Collective

A 2002 amendment to CERCLA expanded the program to include “mine-scarred land.” While the focus of the program's mine cleanups has centered ...

Abandoned Mines Cleanup | US EPA

As a result, funds are available to begin the assessment and cleanup process at 230 of the 523 abandoned uranium mines. The Abandoned Uranium ...

DOE Office of Legacy Management Launches Campaign to Address ...

... the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ... uranium mines on their lands in accordance with CERCLA, commonly known as Superfund.

TENORM: Uranium Mining Residuals | US EPA

EPA manages or oversees a number of efforts to address environmental contamination from uranium mining. Under CERCLA, EPA recovered almost $1 ...

Federal Agency Responsibilities under CERCLA

Thank you for the opportunity to present this statement for the record on the Department of the Interior's responsibilities under the ...

El Paso Natural Gas Co. v. United States - Casetext

El Paso stipulates that it was an operator of the Mine Sites for purposes of CERCLA liability (Doc. 108), and the Court previously held that the ...

Regulation and Oversight of Uranium Mining, Processing ... - NCBI

For environmental standards, air, water, and other regulations apply. To protect against air pollution, the USNRC and the USEPA share responsibility for ...

An Analysis of the Federal Laws Used to Compensate the Navajo ...

Recognizing the magnitude of harms, in 2005 the Navajo government passed the Dine Natural Resources Protection Act, banning uranium mining and ...

The United States and the Navajo Nation Agree to Second Phase of ...

The agreement also provides for evaluations of 30 more abandoned uranium mines, and for studies of two abandoned uranium mines to determine if ...

URANIUM MINING AND THE NAVAJO NATION-LEGAL INJUSTICE

COHEN, HANDBOOK OF FEDERAL INDIAN LAW Vii-XV (U.S. Gov't Prtg. Off. 1942). 3 ... and Liability Act ("CERCLA"), the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation.

Central Hazardous Materials Fund (CHF)

CHF sites may pose risks to human health and the environment and follow the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) ...

The Emerging Judicial Recognition Of Government Liability Under ...

These liabilities are present at a wide variety of sites ranging from historic abandoned mines on federal lands to Department of Defense and Department of ...

Superfund Turns 40 | Department of Energy

Commonly known as Superfund, CERCLA authorizes the federal government to respond directly to contamination that may endanger public health or ...

The Government's “Bare Legal Title” CERCLA Defense Wears Thin

United States, the District of Arizona ruled on August 15, 2017 that the United States is liable under CERCLA as an owner of 19 uranium mines.

senate committee on indian affairs - Congress.gov

resisted its responsibility to reclaim the mine ... uranium mine under CERCLA and appreciates the cooperation of its federal trustee in.

GAO-12-544, URANIUM MINING - Government Accountability Office

Federal agencies do not have reliable data on the number and location of abandoned uranium mine sites on federal land or a definitive cost for ...