Judge: United States Partially Responsible For Mine Cleanup In New Mexico

Mealey's (July 18, 2022, 2:12 PM EDT) -- SANTA FE, N.M. — In findings of fact and conclusion of law following a bench trial, a federal circuit judge sitting by designation in New Mexico on June 28 entered a declaratory judgment holding the government responsible for 30% of the past and future cleanup associated with a former molybdenum mine because the government’s policies financially supported the mine’s operations throughout its history....