Steel Company Urges 3rd Circuit To Uphold CERCLA Reporting Waiver

A steel mill is urging a federal appeals court to uphold a potentially precedent-setting Superfund ruling that exempted three of its facilities in the Pittsburgh area from Superfund reporting requirements because the company holds a Clean Air Act (CAA) permit even if the mill’s emissions have violated those permits. “The statutory scheme makes clear that there is no need for redundant [Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation & Liability Act (CERCLA)] reporting where the CAA applies and Congress said so,” says United...