United States v. Mountain State Carbon LLC

ELR Citation: 44 ELR 20012
No(s). 5:12-CV-19 (N.D. W. Va. Jan 14, 2014) (Bailey, J.)

A district court held that "coke oven gas condensate" (COGC) is not a solid waste under RCRA. The case arose after the U.S. government filed suit against a coke production facility for RCRA and CAA violations. The government alleged that COGC at the facility displays the toxicity characteristic for ...