Legal Opinion
Utility Water Act Group v. Perciasepe
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 28, 2013No. 12-5122PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KAREN LECRAFT HENDERSON, Circuit Judge:
Defenders of Wildlife and Sierra Club (collectively, Defenders) sued the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) based on EPA’s alleged failure to promptly promulgate revisions to certain effluent limitations and effluent limitations guidelines under the Clean Water Act (CWA), 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq. When Defenders filed its complaint, it simultaneously filed a proposed consent decree— signed by Defenders and EPA — establishing a schedule for EPA to initiate notice- and-comment rulemaking and make a formal decision whether to promulgate a…
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