United States v. Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp.
ELR Citation: ELR 20371 No(s). 88-3447 (3d Cir. Oct 12, 1988)
The court holds that a consent decree filed to bring a steel plant into compliance with the Clean Air Act may not be modified based on the plant's sale to new owners or based on the economic needs of the steel industry. In 1979, the district court had approved a consent decree that, after several am...