Legal Opinion
Paul E. Merrell v. Lee Thomas, and Ciba-Geigy Corporation, Defendants-Intervenors
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 31, 1986No. 85-4026PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SNEED, Circuit Judge:
This appeal raises a single legal issue: whether the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must comply with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 4321-4370a, when it registers pesticides under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), 7 U.S.C. §§ 136-136y. The district court, 608 F.Supp. 644, ruled that it need not. After examining FIFRA’s registration procedure, its registration standard, and the applicable review procedures, we conclude that Congress did not intend that the EPA should comply with NEPA. Therefore, we…
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