DC Circ. Backs EPA Cement Rule But Kills Private Suit Defense

By Sean McLernon (April 18, 2014, 7:31 PM EDT) -- The D.C. Circuit on Friday upheld U.S. Environmental Protection Agency emissions standards for cement plants, but struck down an affirmative defense against private civil suits that was written into the rule, finding the EPA couldn't shield companies from penalties for malfunction-related violations....

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