[StBernard] Pollution Exemption Reversed

Westley Annis Westley at da-parish.com
Sat Dec 20 17:19:33 EST 2008


Pollution Exemption Reversed
Court Strikes Rule That Let Plants Sometimes Exceed Limits


By Juliet Eilperin
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, December 20, 2008; Page A02

In a 2 to 1 decision yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District
of Columbia Circuit struck down an exemption that for nearly 15 years has
allowed refineries, chemical plants and other industrial facilities to
exceed federal air pollution limits during certain periods of operation.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/19/AR2008121903
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