Court of Appeals for the First Circuit May 9, 1996, 95-1961, 95-1984 and 95-2019 (United States v. Charter International Oil Company, Acushnet Company, Proposed Intervenors-Appellees)

LYNCH, Circuit Judge.

The clean-up of a Superfund hazardous waste site in New Bedford, Massachusetts is largely being accomplished and funded through agreements the government has reached with private parties who bear some legal responsibility for the wastes at the site.