Appeals Court Denies Industry Push To Stay Coke Ovens Air Toxics Rule

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has denied industry associations’ push to stay EPA’s tougher air toxics rule for coke ovens used in steelmaking, the latest in a series of such denials involving steel-sector and other air rules, though the incoming Trump administration may opt to reconsider such measures. In a Dec. 2 order , Judges Robert Wilkins, Florence Pan and Bradley Garcia say industry petitioners “have not satisfied the stringent requirements for a stay...