Legal Opinion
Waterkeeper Alliance v. Environmental Protection Agency
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 11, 2017No. 09-1017 Consolidated with 09-1104PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Concurring opinion filed by Circuit Judge BROWN.
WILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judge:
Anyone with a pet knows firsthand that raising animals means dealing with animal waste. But many of us may not realize that as the waste breaks down, it emits serious pollutants — most notably ammonia and hy*530drogen sulfide. While those emissions are miniscule for pet owners, they can be quite substantial for farms that have hundreds or thousands of animals.
Two provisions of federal law — sections of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (“CERCLA”) and the Emergency…
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