Legal Opinion
Raymond Proffitt Foundation v. United States Environmental Protection Agency
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided April 16, 1996No. Civ. A. 95-0861PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
BECHTLE, District Judge.
Presently before the court are cross motions for summary judgment filed by the plaintiff, The Raymond Proffitt Foundation (“Proffitt”), and the defendants, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Carol Browner, Administrator (jointly, “Defendants”). For the reasons stated below, the motions will be granted in part and denied in part.
I. BACKGROUND
This civil action arises out of Defendants’ failure to “promptly prepare and publish” a water quality standard for Pennsylvania that complies with the Water Pollution Control Act (the…
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