Legal Opinion

Natural Resources Defense Council v. Environmental Protection Agency

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided December 23, 2014No. 12-1321PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge SRINIVASAN.

Dissenting opinion filed by Senior Circuit Judge RANDOLPH.

SRINIVASAN, Circuit Judge:

Under the Clean Air Act, the Environmental Protection Agency promulgates National Ambient Air Quality Standards for air pollutants. The Act calls for EPA periodically to reconsider those standards. In 2008, EPA revised and strengthened the standards for ozone.

This case concerns two challenges to EPA’s regulations implementing the more stringent 2008 ozone standards. First, EPA allowed affected regions more time to attain the new ozone standards — roughly…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Whitman v. American Trucking Assns., Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2001
  3. Federal Communications Commission v. Fox Television Stations, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2009
  4. Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection AgencySupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  5. City of Arlington v. Fed. Commc'ns Comm'nSupreme Court of the United States · 2013

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. American Hospital Association v. Alex Azar, IICourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2020
  2. Banner Health v. SebeliusDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2015
  3. State of Wisconsin v. EPACourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2019
  4. State of Maryland v. EPACourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2020
  5. Murray Energy Corporation v. EPACourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2019

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