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GovGuam seeks proof that Navy contaminated Ordot dump By Steve Limtiaco View Comments The government of Guam is gathering evidence, and could track down eyewitnesses, to prove the military dumped hazardous waste in the Ordot dump, said Guam Attorney General Leevin Camacho, following the island’s victory Monday in the U.S. Supreme Court. Justices on Monday issued an opinion, stating GovGuam can seek dump-related compensation from the Navy under the federal Superfund Act. Guam learned about the court’s opinion early Tuesday local time. GovGuam sued the Navy in 2017, seeking fair and equitab...

Feds deny Navy role in Ordot dump problem By Steve Limtiaco If the government of Guam wins its case in the U.S. Supreme Court, it will have an opportunity to prove that the U.S. Navy deposited hazardous waste in the Ordot dump, said Guam Attorney General Leevin Camacho. Camacho said he was shocked on Tuesday when Justice Department attorney Vivek Suri told justices the Navy did not contribute to the environmentally hazardous dump, which was closed in 2011. “Although Guam gets a lot of mileage out of its allegations that the Navy contributed to the Ordot dump... We don’t actually think the...

GovGuam files U.S. Supreme Court brief in Ordot dump case Steve Limtiaco The government of Guam on Monday filed its main brief with the U.S. Supreme Court as part of its ongoing legal battle to get the military to pay for at least part of the cost of closing and monitoring the environmentally hazardous Ordot dump. The Supreme Court in January agreed to hear Guam’s appeal in the case, which is rare, because less than 1% of the petitions presented to the court each year are granted. The Supreme Court has not yet scheduled oral arguments in the case, which primarily involves a legal interpret...