Legal Opinion
Sierra Club Inc. v. Michael O. Leavitt
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 8, 2007No. 05-13959PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWMAN, Circuit Judge:
The Sierra Club, Inc., and two local environmental organizations (collectively, “Sierra Club”) filed this lawsuit against the United States Environmental Protection Agency and its administrators (collectively, “the EPA”) alleging that the EPA violated its oversight responsibility under section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1313(d), by approving Florida’s list of impaired waters. The district court, ruling on cross-motions for summary judgment, determined that the EPA’s approval was not arbitrary or capricious and entered judgment in the EPA’s favor. We…
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