Legal Opinion
Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. United States Environmental Protection Agency
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 17, 1987No. Nos. 85-1915, 86-1096 to 86-1098PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Chief Judge.
This is a petition to review the standards promulgated by the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) for the long-term disposal of high level radioactive waste under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, 42 U.S.C. §§ 10101-10226 (1982). The states of Maine and Vermont, and the Natural Resources Defense Council, Conservation Law Foundation of New England, and Environmental Policy Institute were the original petitioners. Later Minnesota and Texas also challenged the same standards in separate proceedings. All suits have been consolidated in this circuit. A…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Morton v. MancariSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Watt v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. Wichita Board of TradeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by40 opinions
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