As acid rain falls, cloud hangs over manufacturers; General Motors and the EPA are at loggerheads in an administrative case over liability for acid rain damage

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Acid rain may combine with the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) new push on stormwater runoff to create new hazards and headaches for property owners. The EPA is pushing for $125,000 in fines from General Motors over an auto plant that exceeded contaminant levels in rain runoff for years after its 1988 closure. GM says acid rain damaged roofs and drainpipes, causing high levels of copper, zinc, and lead in the water. The EPA replies that GM should have acted sooner to paint the facility and prevent the runoff.

United States, General Motors Corp., GM, Environmental policy, Acid rain, Acid deposition

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Industry, insurers at odds: at stake: who will pay for Superfund cleanups?

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Industry and its insurers are battling over who should pay the cost of Superfund cleanups. The General Accounting Office estimated that 2,000 such cases were pending in 1991. These cases are massive, involving large corporations such as Shell Oil, Allied Signal, Westinghouse and Texaco. Legal costs of the insurance industry alone could run from $30 billion to $300 billion. Both insurers and industry have won cases, and this split is likely to continue since insurance matters are under state jurisdiction.

Manufacturing industry, Manufacturing industries, Insurance industry

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