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 83-2264, 83-2266PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court by HARRY T. EDWARDS, Circuit Judge.
HARRY T. EDWARDS, Circuit Judge:
In this case, the petitioners challenge the legality of the Hazardous Ranking System (“HRS”), adopted by the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA” or the “agency”) pursuant to section 105 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (“CERCLA”).1 The HRS is the designated model used by the EPA to determine sites to be listed on a National Priority List (“NPL”) under CERCLA. The NPL lists 400 sites that have been contaminated by harmful substances and that may warrant…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Motor Vehicle Mfrs. Assn. of United States, Inc. v. State Farm Mut. Automobile Ins. Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Abbott Laboratories v. GardnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Babbitt v. United Farm Workers National UnionSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Duke Power Co. v. Carolina Environmental Study Group, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by9 opinions
- State of Ohio v. United States Department of the Interior, Manuel Lujan, Jr., Secretary of Department of the Interior, Public Service Electric and Gas Co., Asarco Inc., Intervenors. National Wildlife Federation v. Department of the Interior and United States of America, Edison Electric Institute, American Mining Congress, Public Service Electric and Gas Co., Chemical Manufacturers Association, American Petroleum Institute, Asarco Inc., Intervenors. State of New Jersey, Department of Environmental Protection v. United States Department of the Interior, Manuel Lujan, Jr., Secretary of Department of the Interior and United States of America, Edison Electric Institute, American Petroleum Institute, American Mining Congress, Asarco, Inc., Public Service Electric and Gas Co., Chemical Manufacturers Association, Intervenors. State of Colorado v. United States Department of the Interior, Manuel Lujan, Jr., Secretary of Department of the Interior and United States of America, Edison Electric Institute, American Mining Congress, Public Service Electric and Gas Co., American Petroleum Institute, Asarco Inc., Chemical Manufacturers Association, Intervenors. State of New York v. United States Department of the Interior, Manuel Lujan, Jr., Secretary of Department of the Interior and United States of America, American Mining Congress, Public Service Electric and Gas Co., American Petroleum Institute, Edison Electric Institute, Asarco, Inc., Chemical Manufacturers Association, Intervenors. Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. United States Department of the Interior, Manuel Lujan, Jr., Secretary of Department of the Interior and United States of America, American Mining Congress, Public Service Electric and Gas Co., American Petroleum Institute, Edison Electric Institute, Asarco Inc., Chemical Manufacturers Association, Intervenors. People of the State of California, Ex Rel. John K. Van De Kamp, Attorney General of California v. United States Department of the Interior, Manuel Lujan, Jr., Secretary of Department of the Interior and United States of America, American Mining Congress, Public Service Electric and Gas Co., American Petroleum Institute, Edison Electric Institute, Asarco Inc., Chemical Manufacturers Association, Intervenors. Chemical Manufacturers Association v. United States Department of the Interior, Manuel Lujan, Jr., Secretary of Department of the Interior and United States of America, Edison Electric Institute, Asarco Inc., National Wildlife Federation, Intervenors. Public Service Electric & Gas Company, and Dana Corporation v. United States Department of the Interior, Manuel Lujan, Jr., Secretary of Department of the Interior and United States of America, Edison Electric Institute, Asarco Inc., National Wildlife Federation, Intervenors. National Wildlife Federation v. United States Department of the Interior, Manuel Lujan, Jr., Secretary of Department of the Interior, State of New York v. United States Department of the Interior, Manuel Lujan, Jr., Secretary of Department of the InteriorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1989
- Ohio v. United States Department of InteriorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1989
- Raton Gas Transmission Company v. Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1988
- The Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company v. Federal Communications Commission, American Telephone and Telegraph Co., IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1991
- Metropolitan Baptist Church v. District of Columbia Department of Consumer & Regulatory AffairsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1998
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