Legal Opinion
United States v. Alcan Foil Products Division of Alcan Aluminum Corporation, and Third-Party Atlantic Richfield Company, Third-Party
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided November 21, 1989No. 88-6300PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIVELY, Senior Circuit Judge.
This case arose under the Clean Air Act as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq. (the Act). The government brought this enforcement action in the district court pursuant to section 113(a) of the Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7413(a). It alleged that Alcan’s Louisville, Kentucky aluminum foil products plant was emitting air pollutants known as volatile organic compounds (VOC), which are precursors in the formation of ozone, in excess of the limits prescribed by Kentucky’s state implementation plan (SIP). The complaint prayed for an injunction and damages of $25,000 for each day the…
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