Legal Opinion
Idaho Conservation League, Inc. v. Russell
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 11, 1991No. 90-35430PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES R. BROWNING, Circuit Judge:
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), its Administrator, and its Regional Administrator, appeal from a district court order requiring the EPA to pay plaintiffs $75,070 in costs and attorney’s fees pursuant to Section 505(d) of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1365(d) (West Supp.1990). We reverse.
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Section 303(c) of the Clean Water Act requires each state to submit water quality standards to the EPA for approval. 33 U.S.C. §§ 1313(c)(1) & (2) (West 1986 & Supp.1990). If a state’s proposed water quality standards are rejected by the EPA, *719the EPA must notify…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Kentucky v. GrahamSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- United States v. Winston Bryant McConneyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- Maher v. GagneSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Ruckelshaus v. Sierra ClubSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Citizens Coalition for Block Grant Compliance, Inc. v. City of Euclid, United States Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Barbara Doty, and All Other Persons Similarly Situated v. County of Lassen, and Ronald D. Jarrell as Sheriff, and IndividuallyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
- Raymond Proffitt Foundation v. United States Environmental Protection AgencyDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1996
- Philip S. Heeren v. City Of JamestownCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1994
- Heeren v. City of JamestownCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1994
- Idaho Conservation League, Inc. v. RussellCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
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