Legal Opinion
Chemical Manufacturers Association v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Nos. 87-4849
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 13, 1989No. 1276PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PETITION FOR ATTORNEY’S FEES
Before RUBIN, GARZA, and KING, Circuit Judges. ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:
The Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. (NRDC) seeks a statutory award of attorney’s fees 1 from the Environmental Protection Agency because it prevailed on some of the issues raised in litigation challenging the EPA’s application of the Clean Water Act (CWA) to organic chemicals, plastics, and synthetic fibers (OCPSF) manufacturers. 2
We hold that the NRDC is entitled to attorney’s fees for work done on two issues on which it prevailed against the EPA, but is not entitled to fees for…
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