School desegregation cases linger quietly

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School desegregation cases continue to make up a large portion of the older cases on the federal district courts' docket largely because no one wants to end them, not because of ongoing action. Of the ten oldest federal cases nationwide, seven are anti-segregation court orders. Some school districts do not want to risk embarrassment or a stricter order by seeking a review, while others need the court-ordered state funding that goes with their status. Many judges admit there is little they can do given the lack of resources.

Elementary and secondary schools, Public Schools, Courts, District Courts, Management, Cases, School integration

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Superfund studies begin to fill hole in data-dry field

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ADec 1991 report by the University of Tennessee's Waste Management Research and Education Institute forecasts that Superfund costs under current environmental policies will amount to $752 billion over the next 30 years. Other reports expected out soon will attempt to assess many of the legal liability issues involved in Superfund hazardous waste cleanup actions. Of special interest to attorneys will be a report by the General Accounting Office which audits Superfund legal costs for liability-based cleanup programs.

Economic aspects, Hazardous waste sites

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Unlikely lobby asks for changes in Superfund

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Municipalities say they are being stuck with cleanup bills and want Congress to either end all Superfund liability for past pollution or simply relieve them of responsibility. Congress plans to cut Superfund funding by one-third but, despite an overall goal of reducing federal regulation, has not set a new focus for the program. Unhappy towns and cities point to a Sept 27 decision by the 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals that held a public sewer utility partly responsible for polluting Westfarm Associates land.

Finance, Political aspects, Superfund, local

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