Legal Opinion
National Ass'n for Surface Finishing v. Environmental Protection Agency
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 21, 2015No. 12-1459, 12-1460, 13-1147PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PILLARD, Circuit Judge:
In this case we consider a pair of challenges to a 2012 regulation promulgated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), revising Clean Air Act standards for emissions of hexavalent chromium. Hexavalent chromium is a carcinogenic compound emitted into the air during various chrome-finishing processes at more than a thousand facilities across the country. The facilities regulated under the challenged rule provide final, shiny, corrosion-resistant coatings on the surfaces of products ranging from plumbing fixtures to airplane wings. The various finishing…
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