Adamo Wrecking Co. v. United States

ELR Citation: ELR 20171
No(s). 76-911 (U.S. Jan 10, 1978)

The Supreme Court rules, five to four, that an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulation requiring the wetting of buildings containing asbestos during demolition is not an emission standard within the meaning of §112(c) of the Clean Air Act. The trial court therefore correctly dismissed an i...