Mealey's ( May 4, 2023, 4:38 PM EDT) -- DENVER — Whether the cleanup of a former mining site is characterized as a removal action or remedial action, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act’s statute of limitations bars contribution claims brought by the owner of a former mine site against a smelting company whose predecessors contributed to the pollution of the site, a Colorado federal judge held in partially granting the smelting company’s motion for summary judgment....