Legal Opinion
Wildearth Guardians v. United States Environmental Protection Agency
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided July 23, 2014No. 13-9524PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARTZ, Circuit Judge.
On August 24, 2012, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) promulgated a final Federal Implementation Plan (FIP) to reduce regional haze by regulating emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) and particulate matter (PM) at the five units of the Four Corners Power Plant (the Plant) on the Navajo Reservation in northwestern New Mexico. 1 WildEarth Guardians (WildEarth) filed a petition under 42 U.S.C. § 7607(b)(1) for review of the FIP. It argued that promulgation of the FIP did not comply with the Endangered Species Act (ESA) because the EPA failed to consult with the Fish…
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