Washington state, tribes seek rehearing on cross-border fight

摘要

Washington state and several tribes yesterday asked a federal appeals court to reconsider its decision siding with a large Canadian smelter in a fight over airborne pollution. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last month that Teck Metals Ltd. was not liable for pollution that drifted from its lead and zinc smelter 10 miles north of the Canadian border into northeast Washington.