Description: Challenge to air permits for Michigan steel plant.
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South Dearborn Environmental Improvement Association, Inc. v. Department of Environmental Quality
Case Documents:
Filing Date Type File Action Taken Summary 07/12/2016 Opinion Download Opinion issued affirming denial of motion to dismiss. -
South Dearborn Environmental Improvement Association, Inc. v. Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
Case Documents:
Filing Date Type File Action Taken Summary 02/25/2015 Order Motion to dismiss denied. 07/10/2014 Appeal Download Claim of appeal filed. Four nonprofit organizations appealed the issuance by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) of a Clean Air Act permit for a steel plant operated by Severstal Dearborn, LLC. Among the counts alleged by the appellants is that MDEQ failed to apply post-2005 Clean Air Act regulations, including greenhouse gas regulations.