Legal Opinion
Tennessee Valley Authority v. Whitman
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 24, 2003No. 00-15936, 00-16234, 00-16235 and 00-16236PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:
The Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) concluded that the Tennessee Valley Authority (“TVA”) violated the Clean Air Act (“CAA”)1 when it undertook fourteen rehabilitation projects at nine coal-fired electric power plants without permits. The EPA then issued an administrative compliance order (“ACO”), which required that TVA undertake several costly and burdensome compliance initiatives. TVA contended that the EPA had an incorrect understanding of the law and facts, and it therefore refused to comply with the terms of the ACO. Believing that TVA could not be sued in…
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