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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1973
Page
13
The article analyzes a Vermont sludge case exploring legal principles and environmental implications. It examines regulatory standards, potential liabilities, and community concerns around waste management and ecological impact.
Martin L Johnson, new environmental secretary, urged the House Appropriations Committee for supplemental funds to press Vermont's lawsuit against the International Paper Co and New York over Lake Champlain pollution. He warned 90,000 Vermonters rely on the lake for drinking water and described the sludge as thick, black, and odorous, urging action and criticizing the New York authorities and IPC for delays.
Attorney General Kimberly Cheney asserts control of the Vermont anti pollution suit against International Paper Co and New York State, hiring former AG James M. Jeffords as special counsel. He seeks 186,838 dollars to keep the case alive, stressing the state is the plaintiff and Lake Champlain preservation is vital.
Attorney General Kimberly Cheney reports Vermont's legal action costs to date at 139 788 with 35 000 covered by the Emergency Board and a remaining 54 700 due if the case ends now. A supplemental 186 633 is sought to finish through June 30, raising total outlay to 326 428. Additional costs include expert testimony from Beak Consultants and travel for a four member Vermont team in New York City. A New York law arm is needed to avoid local legal conflicts, and a move of the trial to Vermont is sought but not yet arranged, with further anticipated expenses and possible total near half a million dollars.
Commentary on a high stake legal fight over IPC pollution in Vermont, arguing the suit shapes industry costs based on damages for past pollution and the abatement of future discharges. It weighs budgetary authority, possible settlements, and a proposal to finance sludge removal with low‑interest bonds to ease IPC’s burden.
Vermont and New York officials clash over sludge from IPC and paper mills dumping into South Lake Champlain. Studies show a massive bed of sludge and daily discharges equivalent to raw sewage, risking oxygen depletion and ecological imbalance. Vermont seeks removal, damages, and halt to ongoing pollution from IPC operations near Fort Ticonderoga.
Vermont and New York have long fought IPC discharges into Lake Champlain from the Ticonderoga mill. Since 1904 officials urged federal action, with major milestones in 1925 1940s 1956 1963 and a Supreme Court effort beginning in 1971. The dispute involves cleanup plans sludge removal and federal court proceedings.
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