Legal Opinion

Sierra Club v. Environmental Protection Agency

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided July 2, 2002No. 01-1070 & 01-1158PublishedCited by 55 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge GINSBURG.

GINSBURG, Chief Judge:

The Sierra Club petitions for review of a decision by the Environmental Protection Agency approving revisions to the state implementation plans for ozone in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area. The Club contends the EPA was without authority to approve revised SIPs that extend the Area’s deadline for attainment and do not provide for the States concerned to adopt reasonably available control measures, annual rates of progress in reducing emissions, and specific contingency measures to take effect should the Area fail…

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3Cited by55 opinions

  1. Sierra Club v. Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2002
  2. Friends of the Earth, Inc. v. Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2006
  3. Natural Resources Defense Council v. Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2007
  4. Financial Planning Ass'n v. Securities & Exchange CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2007
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