Legal Opinion

Bethlehem Steel Corp. v. United States Environmental Protection Agency

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided December 13, 1983No. 82-2608PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

POSNER, Circuit Judge.

Section 109 of the Clean Air Act, as amended in 1970, required the EPA to establish air quality standards, and section 110 required the states to adopt implementation plans for attaining those standards. See 42 U.S.C. §§ 7409, 7410; Train v. Natural Resources Defense Council, 421 U.S. 60, 64-67, 95 S.Ct. 1470, 1474-1476, 43 L.Ed.2d 731 (1975). To speed progress toward attainment Congress in the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1977 added to the Clean Air Act (effective August 7, 1977) section 107(d), 42 U.S.C. § 7407(d), paragraph 1 of which required each state, within 120…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. United States v. Armour & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Train v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. Blum v. BaconSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  4. Morrison-Knudsen Construction Co. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation ProgramsSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  5. National Labor Relations Board v. Rockaway News Supply Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1953

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Illinois Environmental Protection Agency v. United States Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
  2. Greater Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce v. United States Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1989
  3. State of Indiana, Department of Public Instruction v. BellCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
  4. The Greater Cincinnati Chamber Of Commerce v. United States Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1989
  5. Bethlehem Steel Corporation v. United States Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983

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