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Atlantic Richfield Company v. United States of America et al

  1. November 22, 2021

    Arco Says Feds Should Share Blame In Botched Mine Cleanup

    Atlantic Richfield Co. has argued that the federal government's oversight of a botched operation to clean up an abandoned uranium mine on tribal land made it partially liable for subsequent cleanup costs.

  2. September 16, 2019

    Arco Wants Jury Trial Over NM Uranium Mine Cleanup

    Following failed settlement talks, oil company Arco has notified a federal court it wants a jury trial over cleanup liability for a Superfund site on tribal land, a former uranium mine that Arco departed in the mid-1980s with a cleanup payment of $43 million.

  3. May 23, 2016

    Tribal Builder Immune From CERCLA Claims, Judge Says

    A New Mexico federal judge has dismissed claims against a Native American tribe-owned construction company in a dispute over the cleanup costs for a former uranium mining site on tribal lands, saying a BP PLC subsidiary failed to show that the tribal firm had waived its sovereign immunity.

  4. April 18, 2016

    Arco Blasts Tribal Builder's 'Cut-And-Paste' Redo Request

    A BP PLC subsidiary trying to avoid paying more environmental cleanup costs at a defunct uranium mine on tribal lands shot back Friday at a tribal construction company’s request for another chance to get the case dismissed, trashing its arguments as “a virtual cut-and-paste” of previous filings with new bits added.

  5. March 30, 2016

    Tribe-Owned Co. Wants Bid To Nix Cleanup Suit Reviewed

    Laguna Construction Co. Inc. asked a New Mexico federal judge to rethink his decision to allow Atlantic Richfield Co.'s uranium mine cleanup claims against the company, saying Tuesday the court had incorrectly concluded the tribal business waived its sovereign immunity when shifting from state incorporation to federal incorporation.

  6. March 02, 2016

    Tribe-Owned Co. Loses Bid To Nix Uranium Cleanup Suit

    A New Mexico federal judge largely denied a tribal business' bid to throw out Atlantic Richfield Co.'s uranium mine cleanup claims against it, saying on Tuesday the Laguna Construction Co.'s shift from state incorporation to federal incorporation included a "clear, but limited" waiver of sovereign immunity.

  7. February 23, 2016

    Tribe Can't Ditch Arco's Uranium Mine Superfund Suit

    A New Mexico federal judge ruled Monday that the Pueblo of Laguna tribe can't escape certain claims from Atlantic Richfield Co. in a dispute over the cleanup costs for a former uranium mining site because the tribe may have waived its sovereign immunity.

  8. February 10, 2016

    US Freed From Arco Fight Over Superfund Cleanup Costs

    A New Mexico federal judge freed the U.S. government from Atlantic Richfield Co.'s efforts to avoid paying for the cleanup of a uranium mining site on Pueblo of Laguna land, saying Tuesday that the company's claims fail to hold water under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act.

  9. August 11, 2015

    Arco Defends Fight Against NM Pueblo In Uranium Cleanup

    Atlantic Richfield Co. asked a New Mexico federal judge Tuesday to keep alive its effort to avoid paying for the cleanup of a uranium mining site on Pueblo of Laguna land, arguing that the pollution is the pueblo's problem now.

  10. May 27, 2015

    US Says ARCO Can't Avoid Superfund Costs Under Tribe Pact

    The U.S. government asked a New Mexico federal judge to nix Atlantic Richfield Co.'s attempt to avoid paying for a former uranium mine's cleanup, saying Tuesday that ARCO's $43 million agreement with a Native American tribe did not excuse the company from liability for the Superfund site.