Chemical Mfrs. Ass'n v. Natural Resources Defense Council
ELR Citation: ELR 20230 No(s). s. 83-1013,- 1373 (U.S. Feb 27, 1985)
With a five-Justice majority, the Court rules that §301(l) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) does not bar issuance of fundamentally different factors (FDF) variances from pretreatment standards governing discharges of toxic pollutants from industry categories. The Court first notes...