Legal Opinion

Environmental Defense Fund v. Thomas

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided January 28, 1986No. Civ. A. 85-1747PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM

FLANNERY, District Judge.

This matter comes before the court on the parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment. Plaintiffs’ motion has appended to it various public documents as well as documents under seal regarding deliberations between defendants. Defendants’ motion, originally filed in July of 1985, was supplemented in December of 1985. This court has allowed groups representing the electric utilities industry to file a single amici curiae brief.

I. Background

In November of 1984, Congress enacted the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984 (“1984 Amendments”), Pub.L. 98-616…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. Russell E. Train, in His Official Capacity as Administrator, Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
  2. Sierra Club v. Douglas M. Costle, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, National Coal Association, Alabama Power Company, IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
  3. New York v. GorsuchDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1983
  4. Sierra Club v. GorsuchDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1982
  5. State of Ill. v. GorsuchDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1981

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. United States Environmental Protection Agency, Battery Council International, Respondents-IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
  2. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. United States Environmental Protection AgencyDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1989
  3. Public Citizen Health Research Group v. TysonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1986
  4. Sierra Club v. CaliforniaDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1987
  5. Alaska Center for the Environment v. ReillyDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 1992

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