Open ponds at the Stringfellow Acid Pits
From Chapter 1
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The ensuing three-decade legal saga involved more than 1,000 lawyers, 4,000 plaintiffs, and nearly 200 defendants, and led to the longest civil trial in California history. The author unveils the environmental and legal history surrounding the Stringfellow Acid Pits through meticulous research based on personal interviews, court records, and EPA and other documents. The contamination at the Stringfellow site will linger for hundreds of years. The legal fight has had an equally indelible influence, shaping environmental law, toxic torts, appellate procedure, takings law, and insurance coverage, into the present day.
From Chapter 1
Figure 1: Open ponds at the Stringfellow Acid Pits. Credit: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
From Chapter 4
Figure 2: Judge Malcolm Lucas originally presided over the Stringfellow case as a federal district judge and later decided insurance related claims as California Supreme Court Chief Justice. Courtesy of the Supreme Court of California
From Chapter 11
Figure 3: Map of Stringfellow Superfund site area showing the four different zones. Credit: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
From Chapter 11
Figure 4: Stringfellow Superfund site. Credit: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
From Chapter 11
Figure 5: Stringfellow Superfund site and the Jurupa Mountains. Credit: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Figure 6: Pyrite Canyon Treatment Facility with tanks and pumps to process contaminated groundwater. Credit: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.