Legal Opinion

Sierra Club v. Whitman, Christine

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided April 5, 2002No. 01-5123 & 01-5299PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge RANDOLPH.

RANDOLPH, Circuit Judge:

The complicated procedural history of these consolidated appeals from the district court masks the simplicity of the three issues presented. In light of the complexities, a summary of these issues would serve no useful purpose at this point. We will begin instead with an abbreviated account of how the cases reached this court.

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More than a decade ago, the Environmental Protection Agency designated St. Louis, Missouri a “nonattainment” area of “moderate” classification for ozone. See 56 Fed. Reg. 56,694, 56,751,…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Bowen v. Georgetown University HospitalSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  2. National Labor Relations Board v. Bell Aerospace Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. In the Matter of Triangle Chemicals, Inc., Debtor. Darryl Fanelli v. Nelson T. Hensley, TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
  4. Mitchell v. OvermanSupreme Court of the United States · 1881
  5. In Re Auto-Train Corporation, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Environmental Defense v. LeavittDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2004
  2. Arkema Inc. v. Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2010
  3. Sierra Club v. EPACourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2004
  4. In Re: Sealed CaseCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1998
  5. H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Ctr. & Research Inst. Hosp., Inc. v. AzarCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2018

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