Legal Opinion
Montgomery Environmental Coalition v. Costle
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided October 8, 1980No. Nos. 79-1183, 79-1576PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge MIKVA.
MIKVA, Circuit Judge:
The Montgomery Environmental Coalition and the Center- for Environmental Strategy petition this court for review of a decision by the Environmental Protection *238Agency approving the terms of permits issued to two sewage treatment plants that discharge pollutants into the Potomac River and its tributaries. Petitioners consider the conditions of these permits too lax to protect the water quality of the Potomac, and argue that the five years of administrative hearings on their objections have been tainted by a variety of legal…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Weinstein v. BradfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- North Carolina v. RiceSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- DeFunis v. OdegaardSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by40 opinions
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- Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. United States Environmental Protection Agency, Battery Council International, Respondents-IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
- Janice Foster, Individually and on Behalf of All Other Persons Similarly Situated v. Center Township of Laporte CountyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Northwest Environmental Advocates, a Non-Profit Oregon Corporation and Nina Bell v. City of PortlandCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
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