Legal Opinion
Friends of the Earth v. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Nelson Rockefeller, in His Capacity as Governor of New York
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 1, 1974No. 895, Docket 73-2038PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LUMBARD, Circuit Judge:
Pursuant to § 307(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1857h-5(b) (1), petitioners, a group of environmental and public interest organizations concerned with the quality of New York’s air, ask this court to review the approval of New York’s transportation control plan for the New York City metropolitan area by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). We grant review in part and deny review in part.
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By enacting the Clean Air Amendments of 1970, Pub.L. No. 91-604, 84 Stat. 1676, Congress amended the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1857-1858a, to…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. VolpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Camp v. PittsSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. United States Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
- Delaware Citizens for Clean Air, Inc., a Delaware Corporation v. Administrator U. S. Environmental Protection Agency and William D. RuckelshausCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by42 opinions
- Friends of the Earth v. Hugh CareyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- County Board of Arlington County v. RichardsSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
- City of Seabrook, Texas v. United States Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- South Terminal Corp. v. Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1974
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