Wheelabrator Baltimore, L.P. et al v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore

  1. March 27, 2020

    Baltimore Air Quality Ordinance Trumped By State Law

    A Maryland federal judge said Friday that a Baltimore ordinance clamping down on emissions from waste-to-energy facilities is preempted by state law, handing a win to companies and trade groups that claimed Baltimore's law was designed solely to shut down incinerators in the city.

  2. May 01, 2019

    Waste Companies' Suit Says Baltimore Air Law Stinks

    A coalition of waste-to-energy companies and trade groups want a Maryland federal court to invalidate a Baltimore ordinance clamping down on emissions from such facilities, arguing that it's preempted by the Clean Air Act and state law and is designed solely to shut down incinerators in the city.