Legal Opinion
Defenders of Wildlife v. Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 16, 1989No. Nos. 88-5242, 88-5243PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAGG, Circuit Judge.
Several environmental interest groups sued the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Secretary of Interior (Secretary) to prohibit the above-ground use of pesticides containing strychnine. American Farm Bureau Federation (Farm Bureau), representing farmers and ranchers who use these pesticides, intervened as a defendant. The district court entered partial summary judgment against the defendants, see Defenders of Wildlife v. Administrator, EPA, 688 F.Supp. 1334, 1355 (D.Minn.1988), and the defendants now appeal. After carefully considering the…
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