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Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. U. S. Environmental Protection Agency

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided July 8, 1982No. 81-2068PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

JAMES HUNTER, III, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner Natural Resources Defense Council (“NRDC”) challenges the action of the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) in indefinitely postponing the effective date of final amendments (“the amendments”) to certain regulations without complying with the notice and comment rulemaking requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”).1 For the reasons which follow, we will order that EPA reinstate all of the amendments, effective March 30, 1981.2

*754I. Background

In this suit, NRDC, pursuant to 33 U.S.C. § 1369(b)(1),3 seeks review of…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. United States Parole Commission v. GeraghtySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  2. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. Securities and Exchange CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
  3. Sierra Club v. Douglas M. Costle, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, National Coal Association, Alabama Power Company, IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
  4. Texaco, Inc. v. Federal Power CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1969
  5. Brown Express, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. National Association of Metal Finishers, Electroplaters of York, Inc. And Pioneer Metal Finishing, Inc. v. Environmental Protection Agency, the Institute for Interconnecting and Packaging Electronic Circuits v. Environmental Protection Agency, Ford Motor Company, Inc. v. United States Environmental Protection Agency and Douglas M. Costle, Administrator, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., Intervenor. National Association of Metal Finishers and Institute for Interconnecting and Packaging Electronic Circuits v. Environmental Protection Agency, General Motors Corporation v. United States Environmental Protection Agency and Walter Barber, Acting Administrator, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., Intervenor. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Douglas M. Costle, Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Chemical Manufacturers Association, American Cyanamid Company, Fmc Corporation, Union Carbide Corporation, Intervenors. United States Brewers Association v. Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, and Environmental Protection Agency, Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., Intervenor. Manufacturing Chemists Association, American Paper Institute, National Forest Products Association, National Paint and Coatings Association, Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers Association, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., American Cyanamid Company, Fmc Corporation, Hercules Incorporated, Shell Oil Company, and Union Carbide Corporation v. Environmental Protection Agency, Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., Intervenor. Association of Metropolitan Sewerage Agencies v. United States Environmental Protection Agency, Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., Intervenor. National Association of Metal Finishers v. Environmental Protection Agency, Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., Intervenor. Chemical Manufacturers Association, American Cyanamid Company, Fmc Corporation, Union Carbide Corporation v. Environmental Protection Agency, Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., Intervenor. American Paper Institute and National Forest Products Association v. Environmental Protection Agency, Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., Intervenor. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Chemical Manufacturers Association, American Cyanamid Company, Fmc Corporation, Union Carbide Corporation, Intervenors. Metal Finishing Association of Southern California v. Environmental Protection Agency, Interlake, Inc., Republic Steel Corporation and United States Steel Corporation v. United States Environmental Protection Agency, Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., Intervenor, American Iron & Steel Institute, Rouge Steel Co., Intervenors. Chicago Association of Commerce and Industry, Illinois Manufacturers' Association, and Mid-American Legal Foundation v. United States Environmental Protection Agency, Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
  2. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Chemical Manufacturers Association Intervenor, Chicago Assoc. Of Commerce & Industry, Illinois Manufacturers' Assoc. And Mid- America Legal Foundation Intervenors. Cerro Copper Products Company, and Village of Sauget v. William D. Ruckelshaus, Administrator, United States Environmental Protection Agency, and United States Environmental Protection Agency, Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986
  3. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. U. S. Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
  4. Chicago Ass'n of Commerce & Industry v. United States Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
  5. Chicago Association Of Commerce And Industry v. United States Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989

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