Legal Opinion
Sierra Club v. Lee M. Thomas, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, American Mining Congress, National Coal Association, Intervenors
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided September 8, 1987No. 86-1134PublishedCited by 212 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge D.H. GINSBURG.
D.H. GINSBURG, Circuit Judge:
On October 24, 1984, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a proposal for rulemaking 1 concerning whether to place strip mines on its list of pollutant sources subject to fugitive emissions regulation under the “prevention of significant deterioration” (PSD) program of the Clean Air Act (Act). 2 Contending that EPA has unreasonably delayed in concluding this rulemaking, the petitioner, Sierra Club, requests that we enjoin EPA to reach a final decision within ninety days. We conclude that EPA has…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- 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
- Alabama Power Company v. Douglas M. Costle, as Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, Sierra Club, Intervenors.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- Kenneth Adams v. Elliot L. Richardson, Individuallyand as Secretary of the Department of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by212 opinions
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- Defenders of Wildlife v. BrownerDistrict Court, D. Arizona · 1995
- Sharkey v. QuarantilloCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2008
- American Farm Bureau v. United States Environmental Protection AgencyDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2000
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