Legal Opinion
Natural Resources Defense Council v. Thomas
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided November 7, 1986No. Nos. 85-1294, 85-1296PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALD, Chief Judge:
The Clean Air Act Amendments of 1977 mandated for the first time emissions reduction for heavy duty motor vehicles. Congress required the Environmental Protection Agency to set standards for both gaseous and particulate matter emissions. After years of delay, and pursuant to an order of the District Court for the District of Columbia, the agency issued a notice of proposed rulemaking in 1984, and, finally, promulgated regulations to reduce heavy duty motor vehicle emissions in 1985. Raising a variety of substantive and procedural challenges, the Natural Resources Defense…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
- United States v. L. A. Tucker Truck Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Japan Whaling Ass'n v. American Cetacean SocietySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Securities & Exchange Commission v. SloanSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Portland Cement Association v. RuckelshausCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by23 opinions
- National Petrochemical & Refiners Association v. Environmental Protection Agency, International Truck and Engine Corporation, IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2002
- Northside Sanitary Landfill, Inc. v. Lee M. Thomas, Administrator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1988
- Herbert T. Mitchell v. Warren Christopher, Secretary of StateCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1993
- Salt Lake Community Action Program, Inc. v. Donna Shalala, Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1993
- Coast Alliance v. BabbittDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1998
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