Suit Seeks New Hearing On Ruling Extending CWA Permit 'Shield' To RCRA

Baltimore citizens are urging a federal appeals court to scrap and remand a district court ruling that extended a Clean Water Act (CWA) permit "shield" against legal liability to cover contamination under the Resource Conservation & Recovery Act (RCRA), and to force a new lower court hearing on their suit seeking RCRA remediation. In an Oct. 15 brief filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, the citizens in Goldfarb, et al. v. Mayor and City Council...