Legal Opinion
Connecticut v. United States Environmental Protection Agency
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 4, 1981No. 564, Docket 80-4176PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WATERMAN, Circuit Judge:
The States of Connecticut and New Jersey petition for review of a “final rule” promulgated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) which approved a revision to New York’s state implementation plan (“SIP”) for air pollution control. Although the petition raises difficult substantive and procedural questions with reference to the abatement of interstate air pollution, we discern no basis for overruling the agency determination.
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The Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq. (1976 & Supp.1979), (CAA),1 places upon the states the “primary responsibility” for the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Tennessee Valley Authority v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- United States v. Western Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Southeastern Community College v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Train v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
- United States v. OregonSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Ingalls Shipbuilding Division, Litton Systems, Inc. v. John H. White and Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, U. S. Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- O'MALLEY v. City of SyracuseDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 1993
- Air Pollution Control District Of Jefferson County, Kentucky v. United States Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1984
- State Of Connecticut v. United States Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
- Southwestern Pennsylvania Growth Alliance v. BrownerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1998
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