Landmark Clean Air Permit Ruling Faces Industry, Government Appeal

The Bush administration, industry officials and a key state are raising concerns about the potentially sweeping impact of an appellate court decision late last year that could require industry to resolve alleged Clean Air Act violations as part of their air permits, even if the allegations have not been substantiated in court. Environmentalists support the decision because it could require air permits to mandate compliance with key air quality requirements that are the subject of pending enforcement actions against a...