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Environmental

Sep. 11, 1999

Coerced Participation

^^Environmental Law^^ Coerced Participation Appellate Court to Decide Legality of Duplicate Cleanup Order The 3rd Circuit decision may decide the fate of participate-and-cooperate cleanup orders.

        By William D. Wick
        
        The United States has appealed a district court decision dismissing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's enforcement of a "participate-and-cooperate" cleanup order. The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals now will decide whether the EPA can issue such an order when another party has already agreed t...

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