( July 30, 2026, 8:31 AM EDT) -- TRENTON, N.J. — In a pair of briefs, the United States and the state of Montana voiced approval of a settlement in the Whittaker, Clark & Daniels Inc. (WCD) asbestos-related bankruptcies in the federal bankruptcy court in New Jersey that would, among other things, convey the Lockwood Solvent Superfund Site to a trust benefiting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Montana, saying the agreement serves the public interest and furthers the goals of federal law governing environmental remediation....