Legal Opinion
Natural Resources Defense Council v. United States Environmental Protection Agency
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 7, 2013No. 12-70268PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BYBEE, Circuit Judge:
The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (“FIFRA”) prohibits the sale of any pesticide that has not been “registered” with the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”). 7 U.S.C. § 136a(a). Through the registration requirement, EPA ensures that no pesticides that will cause “unreasonable adverse effects” on human health or the environment are sold in the United States. See id. This case involves EPA’s conditional registration of two pesticides, AGS-20 and AGS-20 U (collectively “AGS-20”), that applicant-intervenor HeiQ Materials AG seeks to apply to…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Friends of the Earth, Inc. v. Laidlaw Environmental Services (TOC), Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2000
- City of Los Angeles v. LyonsSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Raymond E. ANDREWS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donna E. SHALALA, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
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