9th Circuit revives pollution case that could spare taxpayer-funded cleanups

9th Circuit revives pollution case that could spare taxpayer-funded cleanups

(The Center Square) – A federal appeals court revived a decades-old lawsuit against a mining outfit on Wednesday, as Washington state and one group seek damages to aid taxpayer-funded cleanup efforts. The Ninth Circuit reversed a lower ruling and remanded the case back to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington. The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation sued Teck Cominco Metals in 2004, receiving millions of doll…