( November 18, 2024, 10:33 AM EST) -- JOPLIN, Mo. — The former owner and operator of a shuttered Missouri fertilizing plant is asking a federal magistrate judge to deny a motion two development companies filed to alter or amend a ruling that the Comprehensive Environmental, Response, Compensation, and Liability Act statute of limitations foreclosed the development companies’ attempt to recoup costs associated with remediation efforts at the site, stating the statute of limitations has run and new evidence related to construction of a leachate collection system does not necessitate a different result....