US Supreme Court Says No to Teck Cominco

The U.S. Supreme Court Monday denied Vancouver-based mining giant Teck Cominco's application for the re-hearing of a lawsuit launched by Washington State citizens over pollution in the upper Columbia River. As a result it is possible that Teck Cominco will have to pay millions of dollars to U.S. citizens who claim to have been affected by its pollution. Actually enforcing a cross-border "pay-up" command against Teck Cominco is still a challenge untested. Actually seeing a cleanup of the upper Columbia River? It may be impossible.