New Jersey Companies Sued by Feds for Recovery of Response Costs Under CERCLA
The federal government filed suit against defendants ISP Environmental Services Inc. (IES) and G-I Holdings Inc. (G-I) on Thursday in the District ...
The federal government filed suit against defendants ISP Environmental Services Inc. (IES) and G-I Holdings Inc. (G-I) on Thursday in the District of New Jersey. The complaint seeks relief for the defendant's alleged violation of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, or CERCLA. The complaint said that CERCLA was enacted in 1980 and is intended to 'provide a comprehensive governmental mechanism for abating releases and threatened releases of hazardous substances and other pollutants and contaminants and for funding the costs of such abatement and related enforcement activities [response actions].