MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and nine other business groups say an appellate court should uphold a federal judge’s ruling that the Environmental Protection Agency overreached when it retroactively vetoed water-pollution permits for one of West Virginia’s largest mountaintop removal mines.

The National Mining Association, National Association of Manufacturers and others argue EPA’s revocation of Clean Water Act permits years after they were issued effectively prevents such permits from ever being considered final. That, they say, could have a chilling effect on new construction and economic development nationwide.

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