Legal Opinion
Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. United States Environmental Protection Agency
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 22, 1993No. 92-2520PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BRITT, District Judge:
This appeal arises out of consolidated suits brought by the Natural Resources Defense Council (“NRDC”) and Environmental Defense Fund (“EDF”) to challenge the approval by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) of state water quali*1398ty standards implemented by Maryland and Virginia.1 Specifically, NRDC and EDF contest the approval of these state standards as they relate to dioxin.2
The district court below issued two published opinions regarding this action; Natural Resources Defense Council v. EPA, 770 F.Supp. 1093 (E.D.Va.1991) (“NRDC I”), and…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Federal Trade Commission v. Standard Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Ivan N. Schatz Joann B. Schatz v. Mark E. Rosenberg Mer Enterprises, Incorporated Stephen Jaeger Weinberg & GreenCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1991
- Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. HammondCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- District of Columbia, a Municipal Corporation v. Jack J. Schramm, Regional Administrator, Region Iii, U. S. EpaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- American General Insurance Company and Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by52 opinions
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- City of Guyton v. BarrowSupreme Court of Georgia · 2019
- Raymond Proffitt Foundation v. United States Environmental Protection AgencyDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1996
- City of Albuquerque v. BrownerCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1996
- Blaustein & Reich, Incorporated, D/B/A Bob's Gun & Tackle Shop v. Bradley A. Buckles, Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and ExplosivesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2004
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