Legal Opinion
Utility Air Regulatory Group v. Environmental Protection Agency
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 12, 2006No. Nos. 05-1353, 05-1354, 05-1357PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Senior Circuit Judge WILLIAMS.
WILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judge.
In the eastern United States, the average visual range in most national parks and wilderness areas designated as Class I Federal areas, see 42 U.S.C. § 7472(a), is less than 30 kilometers, about 20 percent of what it would be under natural conditions. See National Research Council, Protecting Visibility in National Parks and Wilderness Areas 1 (1993). In order to address this problem, the Environmental Protection Agency promulgated a Regional *87Haze Rule, 40 C.F.R. § 51.308, pursuant to Section 169A of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- United States v. John VeyseyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2003
- Center for Energy & Economic Development v. Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2005
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