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South Dearborn Environmental Improvement Association, Inc. v. Michigan Department of Environmental Quality

Filing Date: 2014
Case Categories:
  • Federal Statutory Claims
    • Clean Air Act
      • Environmentalist Lawsuits
  • State Law Claims
    • Environmentalist Lawsuits
Principal Laws:
Clean Air Act (CAA), State Law—Air Statutes
Description: Challenge to air permits for Michigan steel plant.
  • South Dearborn Environmental Improvement Association, Inc. v. Department of Environmental Quality
    Docket number(s): 326485
    Court/Admin Entity: Mich. Ct. App.
    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
    Docket number(s): 14-008887-AA
    Court/Admin Entity: Mich. Cir. Ct.
    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.

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