ELR Citation: 43 ELR 20195
No(s). 12-4216 (3d Cir. Aug 20, 2013)

The Third Circuit held that the CAA does not preempt state law tort claims brought by private property owners against a source of pollution located within the state. The case arose after a group of 1,500 residents who live within one mile of a coal-fired power plant filed suit against the facility u...