Legal Opinion

Florida Wildlife Federation, Inc. v. South Florida Water Management District

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided August 3, 2011No. 10-10886, 10-11121PublishedCited by 55 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DUBINA, Chief Judge:

Intervenors-Appellants Florida Water Environment Association Utility Council and South Florida Water Management District (“Appellants”) appeal the district court’s order approving a consent decree between the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)1 and a group of environmentalist organizations (“Plaintiffs”). The consent decree settled a suit filed by the Plaintiffs against the EPA that alleged that the agency failed to promulgate timely new water-quality standards for the State of Florida. The Appellants claim that the consent decree is substantively and…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Lujan v. Defenders of WildlifeSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  2. Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
  3. Friends of the Earth, Inc. v. Laidlaw Environmental Services (TOC), Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2000
  4. Hunt v. Washington State Apple Advertising CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  5. Summers v. Earth Island InstituteSupreme Court of the United States · 2009

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3Cited by55 opinions

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