4th Circuit Lets Stand CWA Coal Ash Ruling, Bolstering Industry Defenses

摘要

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit is letting stand a panel decision that says leaking coal ash disposal sites are not “point sources” subject to Clean Water Act (CWA) liability, rejecting environmentalists' claim that the precedential ruling undercuts limits on other facilities and bolstering industry in many pending district-level CWA suits.