The Absurdity of the Ninth Circuit’s Recent CERCLA Ruling: When Air Still Doesn’t Count

Same court. Same case. Two opposite rulings. The Ninth Circuit just expanded CERCLA — but still says Teck’s toxic air emissions don’t count. Click title to read full article…

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Why the Ninth Circuit Let Teck Off the Hook for Air Pollution

In 2016, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Teck, the Canadian smelter whose toxic air emissions have long crossed the border into Northport and the Upper Columbia River Valley. But there is hope: the Ninth Circuit recently reversed itself in another Teck-related case, ruling that the Tribes can recover millions in cleanup costs. If enough people speak up, maybe the courts will finally revisit air emissions too. Click title to read more.

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Community of Northport, WA will never be the same. The loss is immeasurable and so is the love they left behind.

In the face of sorrow, even the smallest community holds a mighty heart. We are broken, but we carry one another — and our strength now belongs to the families. When they are ready. For now we give them the space they need to begin to heal. Click title to read more…

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Proof that residents of Northport, WA have been chronically exposed to heavy metal toxins from Teck smelter’s air

Yes—residents of Northport, WA were, and continue to be, chronically exposed to arsenic, cadmium, and lead in the air at levels above health risk thresholds, according to historical data and EPA standards. Click image to read full post.

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