( November 6, 2025, 2:28 PM EST) -- SPOKANE, Wash.— The operator of a lead-zinc smelter in British Columbia allegedly responsible for disposing millions of tons of toxic slag and liquid effluent into the Columbia River says the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals should reconsider a ruling that revived claims made by the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation “for over a half billion dollars” for cultural resource damages under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act....