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Sierra Club v. Environmental Protection Agency

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided November 4, 1997No. 96-1007PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge HARRY T. EDWARDS.

HARRY T. EDWARDS, Chief Judge:

Section 176(c) of the Clean Air Act, as amended in 1990, provides that, before any transportation project, program, or plan (“transportation activities”) located in air quality regions designated as “nonattainmerit areas” or “maintenance areas” can receive federal approval or funding, the transportation activity must be found to conform with the applicable State Implementation Plan (“SIP”) or, if a SIP is not yet available for the region in question, with interim requirements. 42 U.S.C. § 7506(c) (1994 &…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Landgraf v. USI Film ProductsSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  3. Florida Audubon Society v. Lloyd M. Bentsen, Secretary of the Treasury, and Margaret Richardson, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue ServiceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1996
  4. National Wildlife Federation v. Donald P. Hodel, Secretary of the InteriorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1988
  5. Directv, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, MCI Telecommunications Corporation, IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1997

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Sierra Club v. Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2002
  2. American Corn Growers Association v. Environmental Protection Agency, State of Michigan, Department of Environmental Quality, IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2002
  3. New York v. U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2005
  4. Robert W. Hall v. Gale A. Norton, Secretary of the Interior United States Department of the InteriorCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
  5. In re: Idaho Conservation LeagueCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2016

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