Legal Opinion
Sierra Club v. United States Environmental Protection Agency
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided February 26, 2007No. Civil Action 05-209 (EGS)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
SULLIVAN, District Judge.
Pending before the Court are plaintiffs and defendants’ motions for summary judgment, and defendants’ motion for reconsideration of the Court’s denial of defendants’ motion to dismiss the complaint. Plaintiff brings this action to challenge the Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”) handling of the permitting process for a pulp and paper mill operated by Buckeye Florida, LLP, (the “Buckeye Mill”). All of the motions center on the same purely legal issue: whether this Court can direct the EPA to exercise or assume jurisdiction over the permit…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Waterhouse v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2002
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3Cited by4 opinions
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