Legal Opinion
Wisconsin Electric Power Co. v. Costle
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 17, 1983No. Nos. 80-2734, 82-1724PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ESCHBACH, Circuit Judge.
We have consolidated these appeals to review two decisions of the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”). In No. 80-2734 we review the EPA’s rule designating portions of the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin as a nonattainment area for the pollutant sulfur dioxide (“SO2”). In No. 82-1724 we review the EPA’s decision to deny Wisconsin Electric Power Company’s (“WEP-CO”) request for a rulemaking to redesignate the Milwaukee area as attainment. Finding the EPA’s actions to be consistent with the Clean Air Act and the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”), we decline to disturb…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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3Cited by14 opinions
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