Judge finds Title V air permit suits not subject to statute of limitations

A Colorado federal district court judge has rejected a coal mining company’s effort to dismiss environmental groups’ lawsuit against it alleging Clean Air Act permit violations, finding that litigation over such claims for Title V operating permits is not subject to the general five-year statute of limitations. Judge Raymond Moore of the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado issued the finding in a recent interim ruling in WildEarth Guardians, et al. v. Mountain Coal Company, et al .,...