Legal Opinion
Friends of the Earth v. United States Environmental Protection Agency
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 20, 2003No. 02-1123 & 02-1124PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge KAREN LeCRAFT HENDERSON.
KAREN LeCRAFT HENDERSON, Circuit Judge:
Petitioner Friends of the Earth (FOE) seeks review of the decision by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to issue limits — known as total maximum daily loads (TMDLs) — on certain pollutants discharged into the upper and lower Anacos-tia River in the District of Columbia. FOE claims that the Anacostia River TMDLs for biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) and total suspended solids (TSS) violate the Clean Water Act (CWA or Act), 33 U.S.C. §§ 1251 et seq., and its implementing regulations…
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3Cited by15 opinions
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