Legal Opinion
Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc. v. United States Environmental Protection Agency
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 16, 1985No. Nos. 83-2259 to 83-2266PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge STARR.
STARR, Circuit Judge:
This case calls on us to examine the complex web of “Superfund” legislation passed by Congress in the waning days of 1980. Specifically, we are presented with contentions pressed by certain mining companies and an electric utility that their facilities were improperly included by the Environmental Protection Agency on a nationwide list of priority sites under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601 et seq. (1982) (“CERCLA” or “the Act”).
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CERCLA was designed to…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Immigration & Naturalization Service v. ChadhaSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Federal Election Commission v. Democratic Senatorial Campaign CommitteeSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Portland Cement Association v. RuckelshausCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- United States v. OregonSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
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3Cited by8 opinions
- United States v. Conservation Chemical Co.District Court, W.D. Missouri · 1985
- State of Idaho v. Bunker Hill Co.District Court, D. Idaho · 1986
- Tex Tin Corporation v. U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1993
- Monongahela Power Co. v. MarshCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
- Global Van Lines, Inc. v. Interstate Commerce CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1986
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