United States of America, and State of Idaho v. Asarco Incorporated Hecla Mining Company, and Coeur D'Alene Mines Corporation Callahan Mining Corporation Sunshine Precious Metals, Inc. Sunshine Mining Company, Inc., United States of America, and State of Idaho v. Coeur D'Alene Mines Corporation Callahan Mining Corporation Hecla Mining Company Sunshine Precious Metals, Inc. Sunshine Mining Company, Inc., United States of America, and State of Idaho v. Asarco Incorporated Hecla Mining Company, and Coeur D'Alene Mines Corporation Callahan Mining Corporation Sunshine Precious Metals, Inc. Sunshine Mining Company, Inc.

430 F.3d 972 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, and State Of Idaho, Plaintiff, v. ASARCO INCORPORATED; Hecla Mining Company, Defendants-Appellees, and Coeur D'Alene Mines Corporation; Callahan Mining Corporation; Sunshine Precious Metals, Inc.; Sunshine Mining Company, Inc., Defendants. United States Of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, and State Of Idaho, Plaintiff, v. Coeur D'Alene Mines Corporation; Callahan Mining Corporation; Hecla Mining Company; Sunshine Precious Metals, Inc.; Sunshine Mining Company, Inc., Defendants-Appellees. United States Of America, Plaintiff, and State Of Idaho, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Asarco Incorporated; Hecla Mining Company, Defendants-Appellees, and Coeur D'Alene Mines Corporation; Callahan Mining Corporation; Sunshine Precious Metals, Inc.; Sunshine Mining Company, Inc., Defendants. No. 04-35052. No. 04-35479. No. 04-35106. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted June 7, 2005. Filed December 5, 2005. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Ronald M. Spritzer (briefed and argued) and Greer S. Goldman (briefed), Environmental and Natural Resources Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for plaintiff-appellant…