ELR Citation: 47 ELR 20004
No(s). 16-1024 (4th Cir. Jan 4, 2017)

The Fourth Circuit upheld a district court's ruling that a coal company's NPDES permit did not shield it from liability under the CWA because it did not comply with the terms of the permit. In March 2013, three environmental groups filed an action against a West Virginia coal company, alleging that ...