Legal Opinion
Conservation Law Foundation, Inc. v. United States Environmental Protection Agency
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided August 29, 2013No. C.A. No. 10-11455-MLWPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
WOLF, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
Plaintiffs Conservation Law Foundation (“CLF”) and Buzzards Bay Coalition, Inc. (“BBC”) bring this case against the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), by suing its Administrator, Lisa P. Jackson, and "its Regional Administrator, Curt Spalding, in their official capacities. Plaintiffs assert three claims under the Clean Water Act (the “CWA”), 33 U.S.C. §§ 1313(d)(1)(C) and 1362(14), and the Administrative Procedure Act (the “APA”), 5 U.S.C. § 706(2).
In general, plaintiffs challenge the EPA’s approval of thirteen Total…
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