Legal Opinion

Catawba County v. Environmental Protection Agency

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided July 7, 2009No. 05-1064, 05-1065, 05-1067, 05-1068, 05-1069, 05-1071, 05-1072, 05-1073, 05-1075, 05-1076, 05-1077, 05-1078, 05-1184, 05-1190, 05-1196, 05-1200, 05-1202, 06-1049, 06-1052, 06-1083, 06-1088, 06-1102, 06-1172, 07-1412, 07-1417, 07-1418, 07-1428, 07-1465, 07-1467, 07-1530PublishedCited by 158 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion for the Court filed PER CURIAM.

2Per curiam

In these consolidated petitions, several states, counties, and industrial entities challenge the Environmental Protection Agency’s promulgation of area designations for the annual national ambient air quality standard applicable to fine particulate matter, a category of air pollutants consisting of miniscule airborne particles known to present adverse health risks. Insisting that EPA’s methodology for designating areas as “nonattainment” for the fine particulate matter standard violates section 107(d) of the Clean Air Act, which governs such…

3Cases cited31 opinions

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4Cited by158 opinions

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  4. National Mining Association v. Gina McCarthyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2014
  5. Northeast Hospital Corp. v. SebeliusCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2011

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