Legal Opinion
Sierra Club v. California
District Court, N.D. California
Decided April 8, 1987No. C-86-0971-WWSPublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF OPINION AND ORDER
SCHWARZER, District Judge.
Plaintiffs have brought this action against defendant Lee M. Thomas, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), to compel him to issue regulations under § 166(a) of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7476(a), to prevent the significant deterioration of air quality from emissions of nitrogen oxides. 1 Section 166(a) requires EPA to promulgate the regulations within two years of August 7, 1977, but as of this date, almost ten years later, EPA has yet to comply. It now seeks an additional fifty months within which to…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. VolpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Maggio v. ZeitzSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- 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
- Sierra Club v. Douglas M. Costle, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, National Coal Association, Alabama Power Company, IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
- Lead Industries Ass'n v. Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Sierra Club v. BrownerDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2001
- Sierra Club v. JohnsonDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2006
- Natural Resources Defense Council v. ReillyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1993
- Alaska Center for the Environment v. ReillyDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 1992
- Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. v. Administrator Of The United States Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1990
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