Industries Fear Duplicative Regulation If Court Reverses CERCLA Ruling

Industry groups are urging a federal appeals court to uphold a lower court ruling that exempted a steel mill from Superfund reporting mandates because it holds a Clean Air Act (CAA) permit -- even though its emissions have violated the permit -- arguing a reversal would increase companies’ regulatory burdens and risk duplicative regulation. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, American Chemistry Council, National Mining Association and two other industry groups filed an amicus brief Oct. 30 backing defendant-appellee United...