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U.S. v. ASARCO INC.

No. 98-36247.

214 F.3d 1104 (2000)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ASARCO INCORPORATED; Government Gulch Mining Company, Inc.; Federal Mining and Smelting Company, Inc.; Hecla Mining Company, Inc.; Sunshine Mining Company, Inc.; Sunshine Precious Metals, Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed June 15, 2000

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald M. Spritzer, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for the plaintiff-appellant.

Peter J. Nickles, Covington & Burling, Washington, D.C., for the defendants-appellees.

Elizabeth H. Temkin, Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, Denver, Colorado, for the defendants-appellees.

Fred M. Gribler, Evans, Keane, Kellogg, Idaho, for the defendants-appellees.

William F. Boyd, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, for the defendants-appellees.

Before: REINHARDT, THOMPSON, and T. G. NELSON, Circuit Judges.

REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:

I. BACKGROUND

In 1983, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) placed the "Bunker Hill Mining Site" on the National Priorities List (NPL), a list of the most contaminated sites in the nation. The list is maintained by the EPA pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). See 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq. The listing of the Bunker Hill site reflected widespread contamination...

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