High Court Urged To Undo Ruling Narrowing EPA's NPDES Permit 'Shield'

May 22, 2015
A coal mining firm is urging the Supreme Court to undo an appellate decision that the company says created a circuit court split by ruling that EPA's nationwide general permit for stormwater does not “shield” facilities from Clean Water Act (CWA) liability for releases of solid coal, saying the narrowed view of the permit conflicts with other rulings. The arguments from Alaska-based Aurora Energy Service, LLC, detailed in a May 18 brief , seek to counter claims from environmentalists that...


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